Initialize and return a struct in one line in C++

Question

I know that you can initialize structs using list syntax:

struct Foo f = {a, b, c};
return f;

Is it possible to do this in one line as you would with classes and constructors?

Answer 1

If you want your struct to remain a POD, use a function that creates it:

Foo make_foo(int a, int b, int c) {
    Foo f = { a, b, c };
    return f;
}

Foo test() {
    return make_foo(1, 2, 3);
}

With C++0x uniform initialization removes the need for that function:

Foo test() {
    return Foo{1, 2, 3};
    // or just: 
    return {1, 2, 3};
}