retstring.cpp

C++ sample code, for the book: C++ black book, including templates, exceptional handling.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

const char* get_greeting(void);

int main()
{
    const char *pointer = get_greeting();

    cout << pointer << endl;

    delete [] pointer;            

    return 0;
}

const char* get_greeting(void)
{
    char *pstring = new char[strlen("Hello from C++") + 1];
    strcpy(pstring, "Hello from C++");

    return pstring;
}