Clipper Programming Question:
Why use references rather than pointers in the public API, particularly for arguments which are modified?
Answer:
The C++ provides the most precise statement of the priciples:
No pointers in the public API, except when returning a pointer which might be null. The above reference also describes the problem of wrong attitudes brought over from C.
No pointers in the public API, except when returning a pointer which might be null. The above reference also describes the problem of wrong attitudes brought over from C.
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