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Old Jun 12th, 2005, 3:28 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Ancient Dragon
well, I reckon I am more confused than I had originally believed myself to be. I was certain that there were differences between references and pointers. My main argument would probably be: "Then why be there??" Isn't the use of references more restrictive (i.e. for safety) ?

I was also under the impression that standard C does not specify the use of references.. just goes to show what I know...
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