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i'm making a project and i came across the follwing error. Whan i'm trying to compile and upload the code i'm getting those errors:

ShiftRegisterTest1.ino:In function 'int* return_pins(int)'
displays.ino:9: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:9: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:12: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:12: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:15: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:15: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:18: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:18: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:21: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:21: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:24: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:24: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:27: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:27: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:30: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:30: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:33: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:33: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:36: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:36: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:39: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:39: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:42: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:42: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:45: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:45: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:48: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:48: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:51: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:51: error: expected `;' before '{' token
displays.ino:56: error: expected primary-expression before '{' token
displays.ino:56: error: expected `;' before '{' token
Error compiling

I don't really understand why since the code (see below) should be working.

int * return_pins(int get_number)
{
static int rp[8];
switch(get_number)
{
            //DP, A, B, C, D, E, F, G
    case 48: //0
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0};
        break;
    case 49: //1
        rp[8] = {0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0};
        break;
    case 50: //2
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1};
        break;
    case 51: //3
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1};
        break;
    case 52: //4
        rp[8] = {0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 53: //5
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 54: //6
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 55: //7
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0};
        break;
    case 56: //8
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 57: //9
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 65: //A
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 70: //F
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 69: //E
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 80: //P
        rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1};
        break;
    case 72: //H
        rp[8] = {0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0};
        break;
            //DP, A, B, C, D, E, F, G
    case 45: //-
    default:
    rp[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1};
    break;
}
return rp;
}

What this code does is to basicaly get an int ad input and based on this number it returns an int array. It's a very simple code which is called inside the loop() method which is located on an other file.

Also i'm using Atmel Studio 6 instead of the original Arduino IDE but i dont think it has to do something with the problem :/

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up vote 2 down vote

What you try here:

rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0};

is only valid in C++11. (Before that you can initialize an array like this only upon initialization.)

Besides, as pointed out by Pete Becker, you need to declare rp as an array rather than a single int.

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And what if i want to change the values of the array? –  Meletis Flevarakis yesterday
1  
This isn't valid at all. rp[8] is an int. –  Pete Becker yesterday
    
Oh. And that. :) –  fuenfundachtzig 18 hours ago
up vote 1 down vote

As fuenfundachtzig said this cannot be done in this version of C++ Arduino uses. A replacement for this method is to set the number for each place.

For example:

case 48:
    //rp[8] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0};
    rp[0] = 0;
    rp[1] = 1;
    rp[2] = 1;
    rp[3] = 1;
    rp[4] = 1;
    rp[5] = 1;
    rp[6] = 1;
    rp[7] = 0;  
    break;

This works the same however it takes more space but i dont this there is a problem.

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