Re: RPG overloading (was RPGV?) -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: RPG overloading (was RPGV?)
From: Hans Boldt <hans@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:55:28 -0500
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Mark Murphy/STAR BASE Consulting Inc. wrote:

There is nothing explicit on the CONST keyword telling it when to convert and when to just use a read only reference. This should be just as transparent.

True, but the semantics is the same either way. Passing by reference,
and passing in and out of a temp have subtle but significant
differences. It's better, in my humble opinion, to have complete control
over which you want.

Cheers! Hans

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