In C++, is it safe to extend scope via a reference?
In code, what I mean is:
MyCLass& function badIdea() { MyClass obj1; ... return obj1; } In C++, is it safe to extend scope via a reference? In code, what
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In C++, is it safe to extend scope via a reference?
In code, what I mean is:
MyCLass& function badIdea() { MyClass obj1; ... return obj1; }
It is NOT safe to extend the scope via reference. Objects in C++ are not reference counted when obj1 goes out of scope it will be deleted, refering to the result of badIdea() will only get you into trouble