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Quote: a reference is an alias (another name) for an object that already exists prior to the reference's initialization; no null reference, different than a pointer

QuoteRef: dewhSC_2005 , p. 13



Topic:
safe use of pointers
Topic:
alias names

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References are often confused with pointers, … . but they are not pointers and do … null references, all references require initialization, and a … reference 'ra' will refer to 'a' for its … [p. 14] A reference is an alias for an … In effect, after initialization a reference … is simply another name for its initializer thereafter. …   Google-1   Google-2

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