Compiler Warning (level 1) C4172

returning address of local variable or temporary

A function returns the address of a local variable or temporary object. Local variables and temporary objects are destroyed when a function returns, so the address returned is not valid.

Redesign the function so that it does not return the address of a local object.

The following sample generates C4172:

// C4172.cpp
// compile with: /W1 /LD
float f = 10;

const double& bar() {
// try the following line instead
// const float& bar() {
   return f;   // C4172
}