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Re: address of or reference ?

From Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: address of or reference ?
Date 2026-06-09 01:08 -0500
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On 6/7/2026 9:30 AM, Marcel Mueller wrote:
> Am 05.06.26 um 05:20 schrieb Lynn McGuire:
>> So which do you prefer for your method parameters that you modify, 
>> address of or reference ?
> 
> For obligatory parameters I prefer references.
> 
> There is also a slight performance benefit in case of multiple 
> inheritance (e.g. interfaces): since references must not be null the 
> null check for upcasts and downcasts can be omitted.
> 
>> We started writing our Windows user interface in the Windows 1.0 era 
>> using plain old C.  I converted it to C++ back in 2001 or so but I 
>> never used references since I just brought the C code mostly in.
> 
> Another dark chapter. Raw pointers are one of the most risky objects in 
> C++ code (with a few reasonable exceptions, of course). Basically they 
> are just an anachronism for compatibility reasons. C++ programmers that 
> still prefer raw pointers are behind the times.
> 
> 
> Marcel

Raw pointers are good for speed, speed, speed.

Lynn

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address of or reference ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 22:20 -0500
  Re: address of or reference ? 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-06-05 06:26 +0200
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  Re: address of or reference ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-05 10:58 +0200
    Re: address of or reference ? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-05 14:04 -0700
      Re: address of or reference ? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-06 12:22 -0700
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        Re: address of or reference ? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-06 12:25 -0700
          Re: address of or reference ? boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-06-07 14:42 +0000
            Re: address of or reference ? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-07 11:33 -0700
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      Re: address of or reference ? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2026-06-07 00:30 +0300
  Re: address of or reference ? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2026-06-05 19:24 +0300
  Re: address of or reference ? Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2026-06-07 16:30 +0200
    Re: address of or reference ? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-06-09 01:08 -0500
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