Re: Storing const references to other objects in another object.
?? Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> wrote:
On Apr 8, 2:04?am, "Daniel T." <danie...@earthlink.net> wrote:
In article <wa-dnaUnes-ceiHWnZ2dnUVZ8oCdn...@giganews.com>,
?"Leigh Johnston" <le...@i42.co.uk> wrote:
And according to Stroustrup (TC++PL):
<quote>
References can be used to simplify classes based on pointer
membership when only one object is referred to during the life of
the containing object. For example:
class C4 {
? X& r;
public:
? C4(X& q) : r(q) {}
? // ...
};
</quote>
I use the above idiom quite a lot in my code.
And it has already been pointed out how limited such an idiom is and
its limitations stem directly from the fact that references were
designed for argument passing.
Possibility to limit something is useful feature. Your logic leaves
impression that language features limiting something (like private,
protected, const and volatile) are pointless since you get something
that is 'oh so limited' as result. ;)
Some things have designed in limits to help make them easier to use, but
in this case the limit comes from inappropriate use. Just because I
*can* hammer in a nail with a screwdriver, doesn't mean I should suggest
to someone who has a hammer handy that he should actually use a
screwdriver. ;-)
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