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Re: Pass by value and performance [message #46706 is a reply to message #46703]

Wed, 14 December 2005 09:08

David Fanning
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Paul Van Delst writes:

> In the context of this thread (and your example below), shouldn't one say that
> /dereferenced/ pointers are just regular IDL variables (i.e. they're not expressions) ??
>
> I don't think I'm splitting hairs here (or am I?)

No, I think that is what I meant. I was just so darned
excited about knowing *why* this answer was true I mis-spoke. :-)

> It makes me wonder though - have IDL pointers always behaved that way, or is it a moving
> target (ala relaxed structure definitions post IDL 5.3 talked about in another thread) ?

I think they have always behaved this way. But often these things
are introduced without, uh, too much fanfare, and it takes everyone
a while to catch up.

Cheers,

David

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[Message index]

		Re: Pass by value and performance By: JD Smith on Wed, 14 December 2005 11:04
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 December 2005 09:54
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 14 December 2005 09:28
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 December 2005 09:08
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 14 December 2005 09:02
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 December 2005 07:53
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 14 December 2005 07:09
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: peter.albert@gmx.de on Tue, 13 December 2005 23:38
		Re: Pass by value and performance By: Antonio Santiago on Wed, 14 December 2005 22:56

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