C++ reference type

[Tom S]

David Medlock wrote:
> The attribute functions in classes serve this purpose do they not?
> 
> C++:
> int& my_attr();
> 
> D:
> void my_attr( int );
> 
> use, in both cases:
> foo.my_attr = 100;

Unless you want to be able to say 'foo.my_attr++;'
or 'foo.someStruct.bar = 1;'

The latter can be accomplished by making the function return a pointer 
to the struct, but then you cant say 'Foo x = my_attr();'


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Tomasz Stachowiak  /+ a.k.a. h3r3tic +/