Will D ever get a reference type?

[BCS]

Reply to Bill,

> Will D ever get a reference type?
> 
> I don't think pointers are really sufficient.
> The handy 'foo.bar' == '(*foo).bar' attribute access is nice, but it
> doesn't allow you to really manipulate values and pointers to values
> interchangeably.
> For instance, if I have an int pointer, x,  I can't do  (12 + x * 2)
> and
> get integer math.  I get pointer math (if not an error).
> --bb
> 

is the ref argument type more along the lines you are looking for?

void Foo(ref int a)

I know this is limited to arguments but other than that...