Returning ifstream in a function

Question

Here\'s probably a very noobish question for you: How (if at all possible) can I return an ifstream from a function?

Basically, I need to obtain the filename of a databa

Answer 1

ifstream does not support copy construct semantics (that what the error message basically sais), so you cannot return an ifstream. Return an ifstream* instead, and pass to the caller the responsability to delete the allocate pointer.