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dataman@cyberdude.com wrote in message <38D8E693.34731AA0@cyberdude.com>...
>What is the fastest way for  accessing a member  in  a class.
>
>DATA is a structure;
>
>class A
>{
>  public:
>            //directly by having access to the member ?
>            DATA data;
>
>            //by return value
>            DATA GetData()
>            {
>              return data;
>            }
>
>           //by reference
>           void GetData(DATA& d)
>           {
>              d=data;
>           }
>
>           //by pointer
>           void GetData(DATA* pD)
>           {
>            *pData=data;
>           }
>}
>
>I am programing a real time application (a 3D game) , that access very
>often the DATA (several times per second) in the class A .
>So, i need the fastest access to it , even if the OOP may suffer (like
>accessing directly DATA without  a method) .
>
>You can give me the + and - of every method (speed , memory ..etc.) , so
>i can have a best look.
>
>Thank you.
>
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You could make the calls 'inline'.