Returning multiple values from a C function

Question

Important: Please see this very much related question: Return multiple values in C++.

I\'m after how to do the same thing in ANSI C? Would you use a

Answer 1

I would pass the address to a struct. If the information to be returned isn't complex, then just passing in the addresses to the values would work too.

Personally, it really comes down to how messy the interface would be.

void SomeFunction( ReturnStruct* myReturnVals )
{
  // Fill in the values
}   

// Do some stuff    
ReturnStruct returnVals;
SomeFunction( &returnVals);    
// Do more stuff