> >> Your string goes out of scope as soon as the function returns [..] > > Another way to fix it might be to change the return type of > GetCountString() from "const char*" to "string", > and change the value() call to > countOutp->value(GetCountString().c_str()). > > The lifetime of the temporary string will then live > long enough through the return of the function to > reach value() before it gets deallocated. > > Assuming value() makes an internal copy of the string, > all should be good, and this avoids the need for a > reentry-unsafe static variable in the function.
Yup - like that. Or, as another option, pass in a buffer (and a size) to your GetCountString() function for it to use - that's a kinda traditonal *nix way of handling this I guess... SELEX Galileo Ltd Registered Office: Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EL A company registered in England & Wales. Company no. 02426132 ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
