[Coco] question C++

[John Kent]

On 22/03/2012 9:55 PM, Mark McDougall wrote:
> On 22/03/2012 9:28 PM, T. Franklin wrote:
>
>> And now for the monkey wench...
>>
>> void function::function( passed&  data ) { ... }
>>
>> The "&" in this "C++" example isn't a pointer. It's a "Reference" which
>> is an entirely different beast (monkey). It acts like a pointer but is
>> actually passing a reference to an object.
>
> What you say is true, but I'm not sure why you brought it up, because 
> the example cited by Luis is clearly a pointer, not a reference?!?
>
> Or is this a case of 'BTW'...?
>
> Regards,
>
Mark

It's colloquially referred to in Australia as "Stirring the Possum" :-)

http://dictionary.babylon.com/stir_the_possum/

JK

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