I meant String. From ESP8266WiFi.cpp
String ESP8266WiFiSTAClass::macAddress(void) {
uint8_t mac[6];
char macStr[18] = { 0 };
wifi_get_macaddr(STATION_IF, mac);
sprintf(macStr, "%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
return String(macStr);
}