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r69ce455 r5f95b5f 1239 1239 The result of this rule is that any reference can be rebound using the existing pointer assignment semantics by assigning a compatible pointer into the address of the reference, \eg @&r1 = &x;@ above. 1240 1240 This rebinding can occur to an arbitrary depth of reference nesting; $n$ address-of operators applied to a reference nested $m$ times will produce an lvalue pointer nested $n$ times if $n \le m$ (note that $n = m+1$ is simply the usual C rvalue address-of operator applied to the $n = m$ case). 1241 The explicit address-of operators can be thought of as ``cancelling out'' the implicit dereference operators, \eg @(&`*`)r1 = &x @ or @(&(&`*`)`*`)r3 = &(&`*`)r1@ or even @(&`*`)r2 = (&`*`)`*`r3@ for @&r2 = &r3@.1241 The explicit address-of operators can be thought of as ``cancelling out'' the implicit dereference operators, \eg @(&`*`)r1 = &x;@ or @(&(&`*`)`*`)r3 = &(&`*`)r1;@ or even @(&`*`)r2 = (&`*`)`*`r3;@ for @&r2 = &r3;@. 1242 1242 1243 1243 Since pointers and references share the same internal representation, code using either is equally performant; in fact the \CFA compiler converts references to pointers internally, and the choice between them in user code can be made based solely on convenience. … … 1254 1254 \end{cfa} 1255 1255 1256 Given that a reference is meant to represent a lvalue, \CFA provides some syntactic shortcuts when initializing references. 1257 There are three initialization contexts in \CFA: declaration initialization, argument/parameter binding, and return/temporary binding. 1258 In each of these contexts, the address-of operator on the target lvalue may (in fact, must) be elided. 1259 The syntactic motivation for this is clearest when considering overloaded operator-assignment, \eg @int ?+=?(int &, int)@; given @int x, y@, the expected call syntax is @x += y@, not @&x += y@. 1260 1261 This initialization of references from lvalues rather than pointers can be considered a ``lvalue-to-reference'' conversion rather than an elision of the address-of operator; similarly, use of a the value pointed to by a reference in an rvalue context can be thought of as a ``reference-to-rvalue'' conversion. 1262 \CFA includes one more reference conversion, an ``rvalue-to-reference'' conversion. 1263 1264 \TODO{finish reference conversions; look at user manual} 1256 \TODO{Pull more draft text from user manual; make sure to discuss initialization and reference conversions} 1265 1257 1266 1258
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