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Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable

From drew@furrfu.invalid (Drew Lawson)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable
Date 2011-06-30 20:21 +0000
Organization Center for Unverified Assertions
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In article <e52c2ace-62a4-47fb-8063-1431317a52a4@h38g2000pro.googlegroups.com>
	Fred <fred.l.kleinschmidt@boeing.com> writes:
>On Jun 27, 12:42 pm, Jorgen Grahn <grahn+n...@snipabacken.se> wrote:
>> On Mon, 2011-06-27, ittium wrote:
>> > Group,
>> > Are there any guidelines regarding, choosing pointer vs non-pointer
>> > member variables for a class
>>
>> Use non-pointer unless you have a reason not to.
>>
>
>I tend to do the opposite - use pointer unless you have a reason not
>to.

Haven't you heard that pointers are EVIL?
They'll steal your lunch money and tie your shoelaces together.
They probably cause global warming and kill kittens as well.

That's why people insist on calling them "raw" -- to remind you to
wash your hands after touchin one.

-- 
Drew Lawson            |  What is an "Oprah"?
                       |      -- Teal'c
                       |

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Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable ittium <ittium@gmail.com> - 2011-06-27 07:12 -0700
  Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-06-27 10:25 -0400
    Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable SG <s.gesemann@gmail.com> - 2011-06-30 06:03 -0700
  Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-06-27 19:42 +0000
    Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Fred <fred.l.kleinschmidt@boeing.com> - 2011-06-30 11:43 -0700
      Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable drew@furrfu.invalid (Drew Lawson) - 2011-06-30 20:21 +0000
      Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-07-01 11:25 +0200
      Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-07-01 11:11 +0000
  Re: Pointer Vs non-pointer member variable Stuart Redmann <DerTopper@web.de> - 2011-06-29 23:12 -0700

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