Error: functions cannot return static array float[4u][4u]

[Spacen Jasset]

For this member function:

	float[4][4] toFloatArray4x4()
	{
		float f[4][4];
		return f;
	}

I get:
Error: functions cannot return static array float[4u][4u]

Is it the case that you can't return static arrays? Thinking about this 
it may make some sense. Should I therefore return a float[][] (which 
will always be a float [4]4]. I intend to assign it to a static 
float[4][4] in most cases.

Or rather, should I use an out/ref parameter like so:

toFloatArray4x4(ref float f[4][4])


I was also hoping to define a operator "overload" cast operator, but if 
I can't 'return' static arrays then this will not work.

I can return a struct from a function, why not a static array? I can 
sort of see why this might not work since D objects and types are more 
dynamic oriented than in C and C++ but it seems unnecessary to construct 
an object on the heap ( a float[][] ) just to return it and assign it to 
a static array.

Using:

Digital Mars D Compiler v1.026
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