Re: [boost] Re: in/out parameters, codingstylesandmaintenance

From: Justin M. Lewis (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-04 15:26:57

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From: "Noel Yap" <Noel.Yap_at_[hidden]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] Re: in/out parameters, codingstylesandmaintenance

> Floris van den Berg wrote:
> > I think that c_out is practically the same as c_in_out, only with c_out
the
> > called function doesn't care about the initial value of the passed
> > parameter.
>
> Can we agree, then, that there's no need for c_out?
>

Of course not, because you haven't yet addressed the issue of non-copyable
objects, OR polymorphic types, OR large structs that can't be copyed into a
retrun value, OR a function where you have a lot of return types.

> Noel
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