auto -> auto & var
Kramer
Kramer_member at pathlink.com
Fri Mar 10 12:59:08 PST 2006
I keep tripping myself over the double meaning of auto. I know it shouldn't be
that difficult to remember that auto means type inference and also stack
allocation/RAII, but does it have to be that way?
I don't know if anyone else agrees, but I wouldn't mind seeing auto's uses
properly split:
var -> type inference
auto -> RAII
I remember it also being mentioned that the syntax could possibly change to
allow classes to be created on the stack like so:
Class c = new Class() // heap
Class c = Class() // stack
But if auto can be split so it's meaning isn't overloaded, I think then auto
would do just fine for this scenario.
The specs state "An implicit type inference for a class reference is not an auto
declaration, even if the auto storage class is used". That's just one more
thing to remember and confuse a newbie.
Sorry if this sounds like a rant (it was more of a hasty frustration) and
everyone is ok with auto as-is; I can certainly live just fine with it. It just
seems more natural *not* overloaded.
-Kramer
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