[Ohrrpgce] I declare a vendetta against BYREF

[Jay Tennant]

Is it possible to do a constant reference? In c++, it's denoted by:

const int*

or

const int&

> From: James Paige <Bob at HamsterRepublic.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:48 PM
> 
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 03:59:15AM +1300, Ralph Versteegen wrote:
> > I am now sure that defaulting to BYREF is pure evil, and we should
> > make OPTION BYVAL a priority. Plus, I'm getting sick of typing
> > hundreds of explicit BYVALs.
> 
> I like that goal. I have been making an effort to be explicit about 
> integer arguments already.
> 
> I was reading the FreeBasic docs about BYVAL and OPTION BYVAL, and I am 
> uncertain about a couple things.
> 
> A BYVAL default for integers and ptrs is a no-brainer, and I understand 
> the quirks regarding BYVAL strings, but what I don't know is:
> 
> * Does BYVAL on a TYPE make a complete copy of the whole dang structure? 
> * Does OPTION BYVAL apply to TYPEs?
> * What effect (if any) does BYVAL have on arrays?
> * Does OPTION BYVAL apply to arrays?
> 
> ---
> James Paige
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