While C++ does not have an official way to return multiple values from a function, one can make use of the `std::pair`, `std::tuple`, or a local `struct` to return multiple values. 

However, with the introduction of **structured binding** in C++17, the process is greatly simplified as the output parameters no longer need to be initialized.

## Code
The following code snippet shows the way to return multiple values from a function using a local structure:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

auto foo() {
  struct retVals {        // Declare a local structure 
    int i1, i2;
    string str;
  };
  return retVals {10, 20, "Hi"}; // Return the local structure
}

int main() {
  auto [value1, value2, value3] = foo(); // structured binding declaration
  cout << value1 << ", " << value2 << ", " << value3 << endl;
}


Note the structured binding syntax on line $13$; there is no need to instantiate output values before calling the function. The datatypes are determined automatically.

The `std::tuple` can also be used to return multiple values in conjunction with structured binding. This is shown below:

#include <iostream>
#include <tuple>

using namespace std;

tuple<int, float, string> foo()
{
  return {128, 3.142, "Hello"};
}

int main()
{
  auto [value1, value2, value3] = foo();
  cout << value1 << ", " << value2 << ", " << value3 << endl;
}

How to return multiple values from a function in C++17

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