Memory increasing question

[EvanBlack]

did u try

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char getFullName (const char *cname, int cindex)
{
   char buffer[50];   //Create char array
   sprintf(buffer,"%s.%i",cname,cindex); // attach clone index number to actor name.
   return(buffer);
}


[Leif]

Yes, it displays error

"Error line 5: Incompartible types:cannot convert from ' * char ' to 'char'

[Leif]

Well, suddenly i found solution )) This does not eat memory ))
Thanks, guys for helping ))

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char ActorName[50];

char * getFullName (const char *cname, int cindex)

{
    char *buffer = ActorName;
    sprintf(buffer,"%s.%i",cname,cindex);
    return(buffer);
}

[skydereign]

I'd avoid doing that, as that isn't what functions are for. Anyways, the error is telling you exactly what the problem is. Your function's return type is char, even though you are trying to return a string. You fixed that in your new function, but you don't have to create the variable outside the function.

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char*
getFullName (const char *cname, int cindex)
{
   char buffer[50];   //Create char array
   sprintf(buffer,"%s.%i",cname,cindex); // attach clone index number to actor name.
   return(buffer);
}

[Leif]

I understand, that it's not "optimal" solution.

But another propositions does not work anyway...
In future i'll use getclone2 function

[skydereign]

That function that I posted does exactly what your fix does, except that it contains the string in the function. The only reason that it was originally giving you any problems was that you were trying to return a char, instead of a char*.