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From: Ed Brey (brey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-17 23:08:05
"Jeremy Siek" <jsiek_at_[hidden]> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0206171451290.21649-100000_at_zaphod.osl.iu.edu...
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> To make sure I understand the motivation for this... you're saying that
> the above is better then the following
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> while (bits[5])
> Do_something(bits);
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> because... it could be more efficient? It is more convenient? Do you have
> another reason?
Effency and convenience are motivations, but primarily it's expressive power. You can't pass around a "bits[5]" like you can a const_reference.
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