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  1. April 8th, 2013, 12:39 AM #14
    nuzzle
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    Re: When to use pointers?

    Quote Originally Posted by OReubens View Post
    As a general rule concerning pointers and references...
    Use references. Use pointers only when references won't do.
    Just a clarification please. Does this mean you consider it a general rule in C++ to avoid heap allocation of objects? That dynamic allocation always should be used only as a last resort?
    Last edited by nuzzle; April 8th, 2013 at 01:23 AM.
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