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Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values
Date 2015-10-04 15:48 +0100
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raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

> Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> writes:
>> 
>> > typedef struct { int count; double values[2]; } QuadRoots;
>> >
>> > QuadRoots
>> > SolveQuadEquation (double a, double b, double c)
>> 
>> It's generally regarded as bad style to return objects this large from a
>> C function.
>
> What, one single int and two doubles? No, it isn't. It may be so on
> severely limited embedded systems, but in general this is quite
> acceptable and indeed just about how I would do it.

OK.  Noted.  Also note that I might also do it like this too, though I'd
have reservations about defining a struct for this one purpose.  (In
other languages you can return multiple values without explicitly
defining a new type and in such cases it's the obvious thing to do.)

I'd be interested to know how other people see this.  After all, what is
generally accepted can only accessed by hearing lots of opinions.  If
anyone else wants to chime in, could I suggest they distinguish between
what they themselves might do in the case and what the consider
idiomatic or common usage?

-- 
Ben.

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Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 10:43 -0700
  Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Andrew Cooper <amc96@cam.ac.uk> - 2015-10-03 19:00 +0100
    Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-03 19:34 +0100
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 21:29 +0200
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 21:36 +0200
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 21:43 +0200
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-03 20:46 +0100
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 22:46 +0200
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-03 23:18 +0100
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-04 01:08 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-04 01:36 +0200
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-04 12:52 +1300
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-04 15:42 +0100
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-10-03 23:05 +0200
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 23:41 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-10-04 00:14 +0200
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-03 23:07 +0100
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-10-04 00:32 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-04 12:56 -0700
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-04 23:41 +0100
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-04 18:24 -0700
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-04 16:36 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-05 00:01 +0100
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-04 19:24 -0400
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-04 10:18 +1300
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-10-03 23:27 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-04 11:08 +1300
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-10-03 18:38 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-04 11:47 +1300
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-10-04 14:07 +0000
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-04 15:48 +0100
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-04 18:59 +0200
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-04 20:06 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-04 15:21 -0700
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-05 05:25 +0000
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-03 21:48 +0200
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-04 00:31 +0200
    Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values alla.rashitova@gmail.com - 2015-10-05 08:40 -0700
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-05 17:10 +0100
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-05 10:41 -0700
  Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 12:04 -0700
    Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-10-03 12:48 -0700
    Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-03 20:55 +0100
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 13:27 -0700
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-10-03 23:08 +0200
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-03 22:52 +0100
    Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-04 20:46 +0200
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-04 15:47 -0700
      Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-05 03:06 +0200
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-05 05:31 +0200
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-05 11:58 +0200
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-05 12:00 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-05 12:06 +0200
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-05 12:39 +0200
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-05 12:20 +0100
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-05 13:50 +0200
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-05 12:57 +0100
        Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-05 05:40 +0000
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-05 08:30 +0200
          Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-10-05 10:03 -0700
            Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-05 22:25 +0000
              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-05 19:26 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-06 03:44 +0000
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-06 10:55 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-06 23:07 +0200
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-06 18:35 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-10-14 11:08 +0000
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-14 11:11 -0400
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-14 22:22 +0200
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                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-14 23:45 +0200
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                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-15 06:04 +0000
                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-06 23:18 +0000
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                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-07 00:38 +0000
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              Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-06 02:16 +0200
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                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-07 02:48 +0200
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                Re: Learning functions; roots of the quadratic; two return values regis <regis.barbanchon@free.fr> - 2015-10-14 23:23 +0200
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