Function Returning Itself

Question

Is it possible to declare some function type func_t which returns that type, func_t?

In other words, is it possible for a function to retur

Answer 1

In other words, is it possible for a function to return itself?

It depends on what you mean by "itself"; if you mean a pointer to itself then the answer is yes! While it is not possible for a function to return its type a function can return a pointer to itself and this pointer can then be converted to the appropriate type before calling.

The details are explained in the question comp.lang.c faq: Function that can return a pointer to a function of the same type.

Check my answer for details.