A function may return a pointer but the programmer must ensure that the pointer
A) still points to a valid object after the function ends
B) has not been assigned an address
C) was received as a parameter by the function
D) has not previously been returned by another function
E) None of these

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The programmer must ensure that the pointer still points to a valid object after the function ends to avoid accessing memory that might have been freed or not allocated.

A Function May Return a Pointer but the Programmer Must