Re: [Dev-C++] classes and references

[Goran K. <go...@re...>]

> So why the hell doesn't it make a reference from it then???
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try defining your return type as a reference with a simple and(&) after t=
he class name.

myclass& make_myclass(void)
{
   myclass mc_tmp;
   return mc_tmp;
}

regards,
goran

V ned, 04.05.2003 ob 00:17, je OROSZI Bal=E1zs poslal(a):
> Hi!
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> Please, C++ gurus out there - help me, I think I'm gonna get crazy soon.
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> Finally I have decided to learn C++. 400 pages so far from Bjarne's=20
> book. I can tell - it is a whole bunch of crap. I'm sure Bjarne can=20
> desing C++ programs very well, but he cannot design a book, that's sure=
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> You just cannot find the thing that you need at the right place, it is=20
> spread across 1600 pages. Find it - well thanks a lot :)
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> So, to the point. I have a question about a thing, that works with=20
> Borland, and MSVC, but not with g++. Here it is:
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> I have a class, name it "myclass".
> I have a function, which return "myclass".
> I have a function, which uses "myclass".
> Here they are:
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> //The class
> class myclass{
>    public:
>      static void use_myclass(myclass& mc){ //The using function
>        printf("Value: %d\n",mc.value);
>      }
>      int value;
> };
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> //The returner function
> myclass make_myclass(void)
> {
>    myclass mc_tmp;
>    return mc_tmp;
> }
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> And so why the hell doesn't this work?:
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> int main()
> {
>    myclass::use_myclass(make_myclass());
>    return 0;
> }
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> WHILE THIS DOES:
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> int main()
> {
>    myclass mc_tmp =3D make_myclass();
>    myclass::use_myclass(mc_tmp);
>    return 0;
> }
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> The ONLY difference is, that I put the result in a temporary variable,=20
> then I used that.
> The compiler gave this warning to the first one:
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> test.cpp:19: no matching function for call to=20
> `myclass::use_myclass(myclass)'
> test.cpp:5: candidates are: static void myclass::use_myclass(myclass&)
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> So why the hell doesn't it make a reference from it then???
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> Please help me with this, I am at the bounds of getting crazy... really=
!
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> Thank you!
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> --
> Greetings,
>    Bal=E1zs
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