• Russ Lewis (5/5) Sep 06 2001 If we have this code:
• Walter (3/8) Sep 06 2001 By reference. To do a copy by value:
• Russ Lewis (6/8) Sep 07 2001 So
• Walter (2/11) Sep 07 2001 Actually, there's no way to initialize a dynamic array by value.

Russ Lewis <russ deming-os.org> writes:

If we have this code:

int[] first;
int[] second = first;

Is second initialized by reference (that is, second points into the same
memory as first), or by value (a new copy is made)?

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

By reference. To do a copy by value:

   second[] = first[];

Russ Lewis wrote in message <3B980434.DFCCE2A5 deming-os.org>...
If we have this code:

int[] first;
int[] second = first;

Is second initialized by reference (that is, second points into the same
memory as first), or by value (a new copy is made)?

Russ Lewis <russ deming-os.org> writes:

Walter wrote:

 By reference. To do a copy by value:

    second[] = first[];

So

int[] second = first;

initializes by reference, while

int[] second = first[];

initializes by value?

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

Russ Lewis wrote in message <3B987832.7B8B6B19 deming-os.org>...
Walter wrote:

 By reference. To do a copy by value:

    second[] = first[];

So

int[] second = first;

initializes by reference, while

int[] second = first[];

initializes by value?



Actually, there's no way to initialize a dynamic array by value.