Meaning of in, out and inout

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 1/20/22 8:28 AM, Paul Backus wrote:

> 
> The explanation you quoted is from 2005, and `inout` does not mean the 
> same thing in 2022 as it did in 2005.
> 
> The current meaning of inout is explained in the D language 
> specification on dlang.org. Here is a link to the relevant section:
> 
> https://dlang.org/spec/function.html#inout-functions

Note that in 2005, D2 did not exist, `inout` in D1 used to mean what 
`ref` now means in D2.

So if you are looking for that specific meaning, use `ref`.

-Steve