Top "Reference" questions

A reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular datum, such as a variable or a record, in the computer's memory or in some other storage device.

c++ "Incomplete type not allowed" error accessing class reference information (Circular dependency with forward declaration)

Had some issues in my code recently surrounding what I now know of as a Circular dependency. In short there …

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What's the difference between SoftReference and WeakReference in Java?

What's the difference between java.lang.ref.WeakReference and java.lang.ref.SoftReference ?

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A reference to the dll could not be added

When I add a .dll file as a reference in C# application it shows an error : A reference to the "....…

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In laymans terms, what does 'static' mean in Java?

I have been told several definitions for it, looked on Wikipedia, but as a beginner to Java I'm still not …

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python list by value not by reference

Let's take an example a=['help', 'copyright', 'credits', 'license'] b=a b.append('XYZ') b ['help', 'copyright', 'credits', 'license', 'XYZ'] …

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When to use references vs. pointers

I understand the syntax and general semantics of pointers versus references, but how should I decide when it is more-or-less …

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Namespace not recognized (even though it is there)

I am getting this error: The type or namespace name 'AutoMapper' could not be found (are you missing a using …

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Why can't I make a vector of references?

When I do this: std::vector<int> hello; Everything works great. However, when I make it a vector …

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MongoDB relationships: embed or reference?

I'm new to MongoDB--coming from a relational database background. I want to design a question structure with some comments, but …

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Does JavaScript pass by reference?

Does JavaScript pass by references or pass by values? Here is an example from JavaScript: The Good Parts. I am …

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