Can we return pointer to new static array from the same function?

Question

Is there a way to return a new array allocated with the static keyword after each invocation of a function? I can create a new array if i make a clone to the function, but not from the same function.

Consider the following program:

#include <stdio.h>

char *CrArray1(void);
char *CrArray2(void);

int main(void)
{
    char *p1 = CrArray1();
    strcpy(p1, "Hello, ");

    char *p2 = CrArray1();
    strcat(p2, "World");

    char *q1 = CrArray2();
    strcpy(q1, "Different String");

    printf("p1 is : %s\n", p1);
    printf("q1 is : %s\n", q1);

    return 0;
}

char *CrArray1(void)
{
    static char Array[128];
    return Array;
}

char *CrArray2(void)
{
    static char Array[128];
    return Array;
}

Answer 1

No, static objects by definition have only one instance.

You'll need to use malloc() and callers of your function will need to free() the memory.