Re: Initialization of reference to non-const
"ali" <albrecht.fritzsche@gmx.net> skrev i meddelandet
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Can anyone please explain to me the rational behind the decision
that
I cannot bind a reference to non-const to a temporary?
void bar_01(Foo& f) {}
Foo bar_02() { return Foo(); }
bar_01(Foo());
Foo& f = bar_02();
The reason is that you can update the non-const parameter, but will
lose the updates if it is a temporary. The implicit convertions of C
types also plays tricks, and creates temporaries in unexpected places.
void inc(float& x)
{ x += 1; }
int i = 0;
float y = 0;
inc(y); // works
inc(i); // doesn't work
and what about
inc(5.0f);
Both of the two last lines give me on Comeau/gcc/...
error: initial value of reference to non-const must be an lvalue
(while, btw Vis C++ 8 happily goes along with it).
That's a compiler extension, on by default. You can disable it with
/Za.
Bo Persson
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