[SOLVED] How do I return a string from a function?

[bx83]

I feel stupider even saying this, but how is this possible?

Code: ags

function GetString()
{
  String s;
  switch(Random(2)) {
    case 0: s="this is text"; break;
    case 1: s="This is also some text"; break;
    case 2: s="some more text"; break;
  }
  return s;
}

"Error (line 9): Type mismatch: cannot convert 'String*' to 'int'"

I'm missing something. Do people actually using callback arguments for this?

[Gilbert]

AFAIK, the keyword 'function' is the same as 'int', so the returned value can only be int.
I'm not sure whether String can be used as return type, but try 'String GetString()' instead. and see whether it works.

[Crimson Wizard]

AFAIK, the keyword 'function' is the same as 'int', so the returned value can only be int.
I'm not sure whether String can be used as return type, but try 'String GetString()' instead. and see whether it works.

Anything can be used as a return type; except regular arrays because they cannot be assigned.
It's just that "function" is an alias to "int" for historical reasons.

So yes, you just declare your function with "String" instead of "function".


PS. Also apparently this is still not explained in the manual, so I'll have to add this.

[bx83]

Thank you