Passing a vector

If I have a vector of structs in a method, example:

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typedef struct {
    double x;
    double y;
    double z;
} mystruct;

vector<mystruct> myvector;

......
myvector.push_back(...);
...
printvector(???);

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How would I pass the vector to another method (by reference)?

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void printvector(????){


}

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Originally Posted by amt35

How would I pass the vector to another method (by reference)?

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Like this:

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void printvector (const vector <mystruct> & vecMyStructures)
 {
  for (int nIndex = 0; nIndex < vecMyStructures.size (); ++nIndex)
          std::cout << vecMyStructures &#091;nIndex&#093;.x << std::endl;
 }

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See Effective STL by Scott Meyers. Item 16 talks about some problems to avoid.

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Originally Posted by amt35

How would I pass the vector to another method (by reference)

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Yes, that would be a good idea, since it won't create a temporary object.