when would you pass by reference instead of a pointer?
Pointer
inline uint64_t FIFO::UpdateIndex(uint64_t* const indexPtr)
{
uint64_t current = *indexPtr;
*indexPtr = *indexPtr < BUFFER_SIZE - 1 ? *indexPtr + 1 : 0;
return current;
}
vs
Reference
inline uint64_t FIFO::UpdateIndex(uint64_t& const index)
{
uint64_t current = index;
index = index < BUFFER_SIZE - 1 ? index + 1 : 0;
return current;
}
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Imagine actually being a sepplescuck.
I'd love to try to help you but I don't know how to code in any language
you dont ever pass by pointer.
Encapsulate resources in objects & use references + move semantics to pass stuff around instead.
whenever the ptr is supposed to be non-null and point to existing lvalue object
i don't see a difference if they're both const
>ramming posts
>kill em all
That makes sense…
Thanks
uint64_t* const indexPtr
and
const uint64_t* indexPtr
mean different things
>ptr is supposed to be non-null and point to existing lvalue object
void f(uint64_t* in[static 1]);
don't use raw pointers ever unless required by some niggerlicious library your niggerlicious job demands you use
Pointers are faster imagine asking for way to next toilet would u rather have someone pointing at the toilet or some vague poo references?
reference are deprecated in C++20 for a good reason. STL never could make proper use of them look at std::reference_wrapper::
std::vector
std::vector
Red Pilled and based
Reference is example is bad, a reference is inherently const because you can rebind. What you probably wanted was a const value, but you put the const in the wrong place for both examples.
Can’t rebind.
two reasons they exist
T& operator(size_t i)[];
and C++ grammer is to hard.
const int*** const is a valid type
god i hate c++
one day some C++ faggot said i can improve unions with type safety. He/She added a type flag to the union and invented std::visit! instead off using overloaded function.
> T& const
sorry, my bad I didn't even compile it, I just typed it in for the post
Imagine being this much of a faggot.
Write in C, nigger.
who cares just let the compiler inline everything lmao
...
>reference are deprecated in C++20
[Citation, Nigger]
there is no reason to use raw pointers in any modern language
chill chill im just learning right now