returning class instance from a function

[Funkist]

Is there any way to return a class instance from a function?

  class CLASS{...}
  CLASS func(){return CLASS(...);}

[Peter87]

Yes.

[Funkist]

How?!

[Peter87]

The code you have posted looks OK. You just need to remove or replace the dots.

class CLASS{};
CLASS func(){return CLASS();}

[Funkist]

i didnt use dots the dots mean i didnt post the code in there.
And when i try to compile it it sais "Error:CLASS does not name a type".

[Peter87]

It's hard to know what the problem is without seeing the code.

[jlb]

You return a class instance the same way you return any other type of variable.

CLASS funct()
{
   CLASS myClass; // Create an instance of the class.

   return myClass;  // Return that instance of the class.
}

[Funkist]

Sorry my bad :/
I need to return an instance of another class.

[jlb]

What? funct() is not a member of any class so what exactly is the problem?

[Funkist]

Umm sorry yea i kinda messed it up.
What i mean is I wanna make a class with a fucntion that can return an instance of another class.
The function must be in the first class.

[jlb]

Please show the smallest possible complete program that illustrates your question.

[Funkist]

Idk something like:

class CLASS_A
{
//declare stuff here;
}

class CLASS_B
{
CLASS_A func();//RETURNS AN INSTANCE OF CLASS_A
}

CLASS _B cls_b;
CLASS_A cls_a = cls_b.func();

[jlb]

Then the snippet I posted should work for this case as well, as long as your properly scope the function.

CLASS_A CLASS_B::funct()
{
   CLASS_A myClass; // Create an instance of the class.

   return myClass;  // Return that instance of the class.
}

[Funkist]

It gives me the error:CLASS_A does not name a type.

[jlb]

Where did you declare/implement this function? Again show the code that generates this message.

[Funkist]

Actually now that i think about it,
is there any way to create an instance of another instance?
Like:

class A
{
blah bla blah
}
A a1(blah blah);
A a2(a1);

I am basically trying to make a move an instance from an array to another.
Or is there any way i can do something like:

class A
{
  A();
  A(A a);//creates an instance from another instance
}