How can I return a string to the operating system in my C code?

Question

I am a C beginner and this is my C code:

#include 
#include 

main()
{
    printf(\"Hello, World!\\n\");
    return \'sss\';
}         


        

Answer 1

If you are looking to return a string from a function (other than main), you should do something like this.

#include 

const char * getString();

int main()
{
    printf("Hello, World!\n");
    printf("%s\n", getString());
    return 0;
}

const char * getString()
{
    const char *x = "abcstring";
    return x;
}