Returning integer array from function with no arguments [duplicate]

Answer 1

Pretend you don't know what C-arrays are and join the world of modern C++:

#include <array>
std::array<int, 8> getNums()
{
    std::array<int, 8> ret = {{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 }};
    return ret;
}

If your compiler is too old to provide a std:: or std::tr1:: implementation of array<>, consider using boost::array<> instead. Or, consider using std::vector<> either way.