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#include <iostream>

std::string get_data()

return "Hello";


int main()

const char* data = get_data().c_str();
std::cout << data << "n";
return 0;



"Hello" is printing on my machine; however, I am led to believe that this behavior is unspecified i.e. implementation-specific. Am I correct or will it always print "Hello", judging that the returned string is immutable and as such qualified as something that is constant? Thanks in advance!










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    Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

    – tadman
    2 hours ago






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    stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago






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    Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

    – Tas
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

    – alter igel
    2 hours ago







  • 1





    @Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

    – engf-010
    2 hours ago















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#include <iostream>

std::string get_data()

return "Hello";


int main()

const char* data = get_data().c_str();
std::cout << data << "n";
return 0;



"Hello" is printing on my machine; however, I am led to believe that this behavior is unspecified i.e. implementation-specific. Am I correct or will it always print "Hello", judging that the returned string is immutable and as such qualified as something that is constant? Thanks in advance!










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    Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

    – tadman
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

    – Tas
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

    – alter igel
    2 hours ago







  • 1





    @Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

    – engf-010
    2 hours ago













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#include <iostream>

std::string get_data()

return "Hello";


int main()

const char* data = get_data().c_str();
std::cout << data << "n";
return 0;



"Hello" is printing on my machine; however, I am led to believe that this behavior is unspecified i.e. implementation-specific. Am I correct or will it always print "Hello", judging that the returned string is immutable and as such qualified as something that is constant? Thanks in advance!










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#include <iostream>

std::string get_data()

return "Hello";


int main()

const char* data = get_data().c_str();
std::cout << data << "n";
return 0;



"Hello" is printing on my machine; however, I am led to believe that this behavior is unspecified i.e. implementation-specific. Am I correct or will it always print "Hello", judging that the returned string is immutable and as such qualified as something that is constant? Thanks in advance!







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  • 1





    Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

    – tadman
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

    – Tas
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

    – alter igel
    2 hours ago







  • 1





    @Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

    – engf-010
    2 hours ago












  • 1





    Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

    – tadman
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

    – Tas
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

    – alter igel
    2 hours ago







  • 1





    @Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

    – engf-010
    2 hours ago







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Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

– tadman
2 hours ago





Where does that string that gets returned go after c_str() is called and returns a pointer to some data?

– tadman
2 hours ago




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stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

– Wyck
2 hours ago





stackoverflow.com/questions/23464504/…

– Wyck
2 hours ago




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Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

– Tas
2 hours ago





Probably not a duplicate but helpful: stackoverflow.com/questions/349025/…. Also your interview question is missing #include <string> so technically it would be a compiler error ;)

– Tas
2 hours ago




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1





I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

– alter igel
2 hours ago






I'm a bit surprised that the documentation for std::string::c_str doesn't mention destruction of the string as grounds for the returned pointer being invalidated (unless you consider the destructor to be a non-const member function). I think many people coming from a C background would benefit from having this written explicitly

– alter igel
2 hours ago





1




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@Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

– engf-010
2 hours ago





@Tas: io-streams implement the shift-operators including overloads on basic_string ,so it needs its definition which requires it to include <string>. So it can't be a compiler error.

– engf-010
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The code exhibits undefined behavior.



get_data() returns a temporary which expires at the end of the full expression (*):



const char* data = get_data().c_str() ;
// ^~~~~~~~~~ ^
// this evaluates |
// to a prvalue |
// temporary expires here


data points to an internal of that object, so after the temporary ends you are left with a dangling pointer. Accessing it leads to Undefined Behavior. So the next line std::cout << data << "n"; makes the whole program exhibit Undefined Behavior.




*) There is an exception to this rule which doesn't apply here. If a prvalue is directly bound to a reference, the lifetime of the prvalue is extended to the lifetime of the reference.



For instance, this would have been fine:



int main()

const std::string& ref = get_data();
const char* data = ref.c_str();
std::cout << data << "n";
return 0;






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  • Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

    – Wyck
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    @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

    – bolov
    2 hours ago






  • 1





    @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

    – bolov
    2 hours ago






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    @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

    – kmdreko
    2 hours ago






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    The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

    – user4581301
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Yes it is, but not the way you're doing it.



If you did this:



std::cout << get_data().c_str() << 'n';


you'd be just fine.



That's because a temporary is guaranteed to live for the lifetime of the full expression it was created in. It may live longer in certain, very specific circumstances.



If you bind a reference to a temporary, it's lifetime will be extended to be the lifetime of the name it was bound to. So, code like this:



std::string const &x = get_data();
std::cout << x.c_str() << 'n';


would also work because the temporary returned by get_data would be bound to the reference named x, and so as long as x remained a valid name to use, the temporary would still exist.






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    The code exhibits undefined behavior.



    get_data() returns a temporary which expires at the end of the full expression (*):



    const char* data = get_data().c_str() ;
    // ^~~~~~~~~~ ^
    // this evaluates |
    // to a prvalue |
    // temporary expires here


    data points to an internal of that object, so after the temporary ends you are left with a dangling pointer. Accessing it leads to Undefined Behavior. So the next line std::cout << data << "n"; makes the whole program exhibit Undefined Behavior.




    *) There is an exception to this rule which doesn't apply here. If a prvalue is directly bound to a reference, the lifetime of the prvalue is extended to the lifetime of the reference.



    For instance, this would have been fine:



    int main()

    const std::string& ref = get_data();
    const char* data = ref.c_str();
    std::cout << data << "n";
    return 0;






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    • Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

      – Wyck
      2 hours ago







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      @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






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      @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

      – kmdreko
      2 hours ago






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      The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

      – user4581301
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    The code exhibits undefined behavior.



    get_data() returns a temporary which expires at the end of the full expression (*):



    const char* data = get_data().c_str() ;
    // ^~~~~~~~~~ ^
    // this evaluates |
    // to a prvalue |
    // temporary expires here


    data points to an internal of that object, so after the temporary ends you are left with a dangling pointer. Accessing it leads to Undefined Behavior. So the next line std::cout << data << "n"; makes the whole program exhibit Undefined Behavior.




    *) There is an exception to this rule which doesn't apply here. If a prvalue is directly bound to a reference, the lifetime of the prvalue is extended to the lifetime of the reference.



    For instance, this would have been fine:



    int main()

    const std::string& ref = get_data();
    const char* data = ref.c_str();
    std::cout << data << "n";
    return 0;






    share|improve this answer

























    • Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

      – Wyck
      2 hours ago







    • 1





      @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

      – kmdreko
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

      – user4581301
      1 hour ago













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    The code exhibits undefined behavior.



    get_data() returns a temporary which expires at the end of the full expression (*):



    const char* data = get_data().c_str() ;
    // ^~~~~~~~~~ ^
    // this evaluates |
    // to a prvalue |
    // temporary expires here


    data points to an internal of that object, so after the temporary ends you are left with a dangling pointer. Accessing it leads to Undefined Behavior. So the next line std::cout << data << "n"; makes the whole program exhibit Undefined Behavior.




    *) There is an exception to this rule which doesn't apply here. If a prvalue is directly bound to a reference, the lifetime of the prvalue is extended to the lifetime of the reference.



    For instance, this would have been fine:



    int main()

    const std::string& ref = get_data();
    const char* data = ref.c_str();
    std::cout << data << "n";
    return 0;






    share|improve this answer















    The code exhibits undefined behavior.



    get_data() returns a temporary which expires at the end of the full expression (*):



    const char* data = get_data().c_str() ;
    // ^~~~~~~~~~ ^
    // this evaluates |
    // to a prvalue |
    // temporary expires here


    data points to an internal of that object, so after the temporary ends you are left with a dangling pointer. Accessing it leads to Undefined Behavior. So the next line std::cout << data << "n"; makes the whole program exhibit Undefined Behavior.




    *) There is an exception to this rule which doesn't apply here. If a prvalue is directly bound to a reference, the lifetime of the prvalue is extended to the lifetime of the reference.



    For instance, this would have been fine:



    int main()

    const std::string& ref = get_data();
    const char* data = ref.c_str();
    std::cout << data << "n";
    return 0;







    share|improve this answer














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    • Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

      – Wyck
      2 hours ago







    • 1





      @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

      – kmdreko
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

      – user4581301
      1 hour ago

















    • Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

      – Wyck
      2 hours ago







    • 1





      @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

      – bolov
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

      – kmdreko
      2 hours ago






    • 1





      The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

      – user4581301
      1 hour ago
















    Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago






    Your answer should include something with the words sequence point to get my upvote, because people still search for that - even though it doesn't appear in the standard.

    – Wyck
    2 hours ago





    1




    1





    @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

    – bolov
    2 hours ago





    @Wyck I don't see how sequence points are relevant here. The only thing that matters is the lifetime of the temporary. And that lifetime is until the end of the full expression it appears on.

    – bolov
    2 hours ago




    1




    1





    @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

    – bolov
    2 hours ago





    @Wyck newer standards don't use "sequence points" indeed. They use "sequenced after" and "sequenced before". I still don't see the connection to the problem at hand... Maybe I am missing something, could you please tell how sequencing relates here?

    – bolov
    2 hours ago




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    @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

    – kmdreko
    2 hours ago





    @Wyck a single statement can possibly have multiple sequencing considerations, but they would not affect when a temporary is destroyed

    – kmdreko
    2 hours ago




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    The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

    – user4581301
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    The only thing that this doesn't cover is the Asker's statement that judging that the returned string is immutable suggests that they might not know that the string literal and the returned std::string are separate objects.

    – user4581301
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    Yes it is, but not the way you're doing it.



    If you did this:



    std::cout << get_data().c_str() << 'n';


    you'd be just fine.



    That's because a temporary is guaranteed to live for the lifetime of the full expression it was created in. It may live longer in certain, very specific circumstances.



    If you bind a reference to a temporary, it's lifetime will be extended to be the lifetime of the name it was bound to. So, code like this:



    std::string const &x = get_data();
    std::cout << x.c_str() << 'n';


    would also work because the temporary returned by get_data would be bound to the reference named x, and so as long as x remained a valid name to use, the temporary would still exist.






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      Yes it is, but not the way you're doing it.



      If you did this:



      std::cout << get_data().c_str() << 'n';


      you'd be just fine.



      That's because a temporary is guaranteed to live for the lifetime of the full expression it was created in. It may live longer in certain, very specific circumstances.



      If you bind a reference to a temporary, it's lifetime will be extended to be the lifetime of the name it was bound to. So, code like this:



      std::string const &x = get_data();
      std::cout << x.c_str() << 'n';


      would also work because the temporary returned by get_data would be bound to the reference named x, and so as long as x remained a valid name to use, the temporary would still exist.






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        Yes it is, but not the way you're doing it.



        If you did this:



        std::cout << get_data().c_str() << 'n';


        you'd be just fine.



        That's because a temporary is guaranteed to live for the lifetime of the full expression it was created in. It may live longer in certain, very specific circumstances.



        If you bind a reference to a temporary, it's lifetime will be extended to be the lifetime of the name it was bound to. So, code like this:



        std::string const &x = get_data();
        std::cout << x.c_str() << 'n';


        would also work because the temporary returned by get_data would be bound to the reference named x, and so as long as x remained a valid name to use, the temporary would still exist.






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        Yes it is, but not the way you're doing it.



        If you did this:



        std::cout << get_data().c_str() << 'n';


        you'd be just fine.



        That's because a temporary is guaranteed to live for the lifetime of the full expression it was created in. It may live longer in certain, very specific circumstances.



        If you bind a reference to a temporary, it's lifetime will be extended to be the lifetime of the name it was bound to. So, code like this:



        std::string const &x = get_data();
        std::cout << x.c_str() << 'n';


        would also work because the temporary returned by get_data would be bound to the reference named x, and so as long as x remained a valid name to use, the temporary would still exist.







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