auto, var, raii,scope, banana

[Sean Kelly]

John Reimer wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:52:06 -0700, Hasan Aljudy 
> <hasan.aljudy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> vote++;
>> //me likes
>>
> 
> I am sympathetic to the "scope" suggestion also.  People have to 
> remember that Walter doesn't like adding any new keywords.  Reuse of 
> "scope" may be the best solution here.  Are there any drawbacks? Does it 
> fit the intended meaning and purpose appropriately?  It seems to.

Given the suggested placement, I assume it would be illegal to reassign 
a 'scope' reference to another object?  ie.

     class C {}

     scope C var = new C();
     var = new C();

Assuming a reassignment is allowed, I assume the original object would 
not be destroyed on scope exit?  Basically, I'm wondering whether the 
'scope' qualifier is attached to the reference or to the referent.


Sean