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Asked: 2026-06-06T23:28:35+00:00

In my code, I have function prototype void AddBenchNode(ref_ptr<Group> root ,ref_ptr<Node> benches, bool setAttitude

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In my code, I have function prototype 

void AddBenchNode(ref_ptr<Group> root ,ref_ptr<Node> benches, bool setAttitude = false, float scale_x =.15, float scale_y =15, float scale_z = 15, int position_x = 250, int position_y = 100, int position_z =0 );

where ref_ptr is a smart pointer.

In my main function, I define 2 smartpointers of type ref_ptr and ref_ptr and pass them to a call to my function, AddBenchNode. 

ref_ptr<Group> root = new Group();
ref_ptr<Node> benches = readNodeFile("Models/test.ive");
AddBenchNode(root, benches, true);

When the call executes, nothing happens. As in no changes are made to the root pointer. What I want to know is if I am making this call correctly as I have it? Or do I have to re-define my function to take pointers to these smartpointers?

Now I did try passing by reference

void AddBenchNode(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root ,osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node>& benches, bool setAttitude = false, float scale_x =.15, float scale_y =15, float scale_z = 15, int position_x = 250, int position_y = 100, int position_z =0 );

That resulted in some linker errors.

Error 2 error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol “void __cdecl AddBenchNode(class osg::ref_ptr &,class osg::ref_ptr &,bool,float,float,float,int,int,int)” (?AddBenchNode@@YAXAAV?$ref_ptr@VGroup@osg@@@osg@@AAV?$ref_ptr@VNode@osg@@@2@_NMMMHHH@Z)
Error 3 error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re passing the (smart) pointer by value. This means that caller and callee will share the same object, but have separate copies of the pointer. Changes the function makes to the object will be visible to the caller. But if the function makes a pointer to a brand-new object, it doesn’t affect the caller’s pointer, which still points to the old object.

    If you want to rebind the caller’s pointer, you need to pass the pointer by pointer or reference.

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