The function that returns the pointer (C Programming)

//返回指针的函数
//输入字符串，并将其中的小写字母改为大写字母
char *upper(char *str)
{
  char *dest = str;
  
  while(*str != '\0')
   {
    if(*str >= 'a' && *str <= 'z')
     {
       *str -= 'a' - 'A';
     }
    str++;
   }
  return dest; //因为要返回输入字符串的首地址，所以用指针dest来保存，同样，函数类型也须是返回指针的函数
}

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
  char c[20];
  printf("Please input the strings\n");
  gets(c); //gets可以读入包含空格、tab的字符串，直到遇到回车为止
  //scanf("%s",c); 在这里不用scanf函数，因为scanf不能用来读取空格、tab
  printf("Before upper, the strings are: \n %s\n",c); 
  char *dest = upper(c); //此时upper函数传递是实参c的地址，而非c的值
  printf("After upper, the strings are: \n %s\n",dest);
  return 0;
}

Input: I will be somebody.

Output: Before upper, the strings are: I will be some.body.

              After upper, the strings are: I  WILL BE SOMEBODY.