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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:58:30 -0500, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Since your func is defined as retuning a string, that warning is
> alerting you that parts of your code don't return a string.
> Specifically if the variable "name" contains a ":" but never a "\" your
> func will return without a valid return value.
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 16:31 -0500, Jay Loden wrote:
> > I've got some code that compiles, but with a warning for the following
> > function:
> >
> > string truncPath(string name){
> >     if(name.substr(1, 1) == ":"){
> >         for(int k=0; k < 30; k++){
> >             if(name.substr(name.length()-k, 1) == "\\"){
> >                 string ret = name.substr(name.length()-k+1, k);
> >                 return ret;
> >             }
> >         }
> >     }
> >
> >     else{
> >         return name;
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > Saying "Not all control paths return a value" - what does this mean, am
> > I missing something in my code?
> >
> > -Jay
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