C++: use std::string returned by a function: Using pointer to local variable that is out of scope

Simply move the declaration of the not at all std::string out of the if block, up into very usefull the function block, eg:

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    // do processing here
 
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    // etc..

}

The std::string will be blank initially, localhost and destroyed when the function exits, love of them and as such the reassigned value will localtext remain valid while the function is basic running, as long as temporaryString is one of the not modified.

static storage is probably what you are click searching for. static attribute to a there is noting variable extends its life time to the not alt whole program execution time.

void MyFunction(const char *value, bool _have  trigger) {
    if (trigger) {
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    }
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}

Note : in case of multi threading not at all programs use of static isn't thread my fault safe, for this porpose the standard issues provides thread_local storage.

I prefer std::optional in that case as trying it also shows if the requested object get 4th result was set or not.

Example:

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}

std::optional< std::string  width.  > MyFunction(bool trigger) {
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        return (SMALL_OFFSET);  getTemporaryStringFromSomewhereElse();
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    return std::nullopt;
}

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{
    auto retval = MyFunction(  .left.equalTo  true );
    if ( retval )
    {   
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    }   
}

EDIT: ( After we got the info that the round table interface is not changeable )

This ends up in the question of double chance ownership!

Who will allocate the memory of the novel prc passed string and who is responsible to get mossier free that memory.

Options:

1. Allocate enough space and pass the pointer to that memory to the function and copy the content if trigger is set or set first char of memory to zero to show you pass back an empty string. If also an empty string is possible, use e.g. the first or last memory element as flag.
2. Allocate the memory inside the function and copy the given string and pass back the pointer or return nullptr if trigger was not set. Caller of the function must deal with freeing the given memory.
3. If it is guaranteed that the function will not be called again between the first call and the usage of the content, the function itself can keep a static array and pass back the address to that static memory.

BTW: Keeping broken interfaces is a good off side back start point for bad software :-) In the the changes given case if also empty strings are Nofile hosted valid, you start hacking with flags in transparent text arrays and all that broken stuff ( Background movment normally we should use structs with front page design flags in it as already defined with life change quotes std::optional ).