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Re: Need an operator ->[]

#2239
From: David Vandevoorde
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 13:39
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>>>>> "S" == Shashaanka  <shashank@sashimi.wwa.com> writes:
[...]
S> X x;
S> X * x1=x;

Are you sure this is correct? Did you intend to write `X* x1 = &x;'
instead?

[...]
S> (*x1)[10] to access 10th element.
S> However, a more natural way could be to use it like
x1-> [10].

S> Would like your comments on this, or if there are alternatives.
[...]

Are you aware of ``references''? E.g., for the code above:
	X& x1 = x;
	// ... x1[10] ... This syntax now available.

	Daveed
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Date: 18 Oct 95 13:39:57 GMT
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From: vandevod@cs.rpi.edu (David Vandevoorde)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Re: Need an operator ->[]
X-Original-Date: 18 Oct 1995 13:00:22 GMT
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