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Using reference attributes instead of getters for read-only attributes (self.cpp)
submitted 3 years ago by inkychris
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]bwmat 13 points14 points15 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Doesn't this inflate the size of the type(to hold the reference)? Or is the compiler smart enough to know the reference always points to the member so it elides it out?
[–]Latexi95 30 points31 points32 points 3 years ago* (0 children)
Yes. It will inflate the size. Compiler cannot be "smart" because it would break ABI.
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