Return function in C

Asked Jan 04 '22 at 01:31

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Is it possible to return a function in C? For example, in Python, we can do the following:

def function1(n):
  def function2():
    print(n)
    print("Bar")
  return function2

function2 = function1("Foo")
function2()

What would the C equivalent be?

asked Jan 04 '22 at 01:31

wibbuffey

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Closures are not supported in C. – dbush Jan 04 '22 at 01:34
You can return a function pointer, but that's about it. No closures. Use a more modern language if you want to do that. – Etienne de Martel Jan 04 '22 at 01:35
@dbush Yes, I understand, I was simply using a closure to illustrate what I meant in a readable way. – wibbuffey Jan 04 '22 at 01:35
@EtiennedeMartel Yes, thank you very much! – wibbuffey Jan 04 '22 at 01:36

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