Re: Program to sort three integers

From	"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Program to sort three integers
Date	2015-11-06 10:34 -0600
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"Alla _" wrote:

> Another important issue which both versions have revealed again:
> I do not understand how to make a function return several values;
> for example, if the function computes 3 values, how can I make it
> return all three of them to use in the main function?

You can return a structure containing three items.  This may seem cumbersome 
or ugly to you. You will have to declare the structure in such a way that 
both the caller and the callee can see it.

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Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 08:20 -0800
  Re: Program to sort three integers Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-06 11:32 -0500
    Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 00:20 -0800
      Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-07 11:04 +0000
  Re: Program to sort three integers "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-11-06 10:34 -0600
  Re: Program to sort three integers "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 08:37 -0800
    Re: Program to sort three integers supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-06 10:36 -0800
      Re: Program to sort three integers Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-06 19:17 +0000
        Re: Program to sort three integers supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-06 11:30 -0800
        Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 01:01 -0800
      Re: Program to sort three integers "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 11:48 -0800
        Re: Program to sort three integers David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-06 23:15 +0100
          Re: Program to sort three integers "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 14:39 -0800
          Re: Program to sort three integers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-06 15:57 -0800
      Re: Program to sort three integers Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2015-11-06 22:33 +0000
  Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-06 16:39 +0000
    Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 00:22 -0800
  Re: Program to sort three integers Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-06 16:45 +0000
    Re: Program to sort three integers "Bill Davy" <Bill@SynectixLtd.com> - 2015-11-06 18:30 +0000
    Re: Program to sort three integers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-06 11:36 -0800
      Re: Program to sort three integers Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-06 19:50 +0000
        Re: Program to sort three integers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-06 12:52 -0800
          Re: Program to sort three integers Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-11-09 13:36 +0000
            Re: Program to sort three integers David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-09 15:41 +0100
          Re: Program to sort three integers raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 16:56 +0000
            Re: Program to sort three integers Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-10 09:11 -0800
            Re: Program to sort three integers supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-10 09:15 -0800
            Re: Program to sort three integers Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-11-10 19:37 -0600
      Re: Program to sort three integers asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 11:52 -0800
        Re: Program to sort three integers Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-06 20:01 +0000
          Re: Program to sort three integers asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 12:21 -0800
          Re: Program to sort three integers "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-11-06 14:23 -0600
      Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-06 20:58 +0000
      Re: Program to sort three integers Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 16:04 -0600
        Re: Program to sort three integers Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 16:08 -0600
          Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-06 22:49 +0000
            Re: Program to sort three integers Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-10 16:04 -0800
              Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-11 21:51 +0000
          Re: Program to sort three integers bartekltg <bartekltg@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 23:50 +0100
        Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-06 22:52 +0000
          Re: Program to sort three integers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-07 01:17 +0000
      Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 01:24 -0800
        Re: Program to sort three integers Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 02:04 -0800
    Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 00:57 -0800
  Re: Program to sort three integers Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-11-06 10:14 -0800
    Re: Program to sort three integers Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-06 18:27 +0000
  Re: Program to sort three integers Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-06 11:22 -0800
    Re: Program to sort three integers Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 01:15 -0800
  Re: Program to sort three integers Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-07 00:57 -0800
  Re: Program to sort three integers bartekltg <bartekltg@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 02:07 +0100

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