On Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:47:49 -0500, Ali Çehreli <[email protected]> wrote:
On 03/06/2014 11:40 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> class A
>> {
>> S[]* pointer_to_list;
>> abstract...
>> }
> I would highly suggest to just use S[] and not S[]*. A slice is
already
> a reference (coupled with a length).
But what if there are elements added to B.items later on? I assumed the
OP wanted a true reference.
First, it's very cumbersome to work with a pointer to an array. All array
syntax sugar does not peek through the reference, you have to * everything.
Second, it's very difficult to get an array, just by itself, in the heap.
And you don't want to store a reference to a stack-frame slice.
I think there is a good reason you seldom see code that has pointers to
array in D, the above code snippet seems to me like a programmer who
doesn't understand what a D slice is.
Actually, given the subject of this post, I take it back. The best way to
reference an array in a child class, especially one of a static type, is
to not have another copy in the child class :)
> You can read more about D arrays and slices here:
>
> http://dlang.org/d-array-article.html
My I suggest you do the same. :o)
TL;DR ;)
-Steve
