在给函数使用原始变量时，更好的做法是什么:
unsigned long x = 4;
void func1(unsigned long& val) {
val = 5;
}
func1(x);
or:
void func2(unsigned long* val) {
*val = 5;
}
func2(&x);
勒夫:有什么理由选择一个而不是另一个吗?
当前回答
考虑一下c#的out关键字。编译器要求方法的调用者将out关键字应用于任何out参数，即使它已经知道它们是否存在。这是为了提高可读性。尽管在现代ide中，我倾向于认为这是语法(或语义)突出显示的工作。
其他回答
考虑一下c#的out关键字。编译器要求方法的调用者将out关键字应用于任何out参数，即使它已经知道它们是否存在。这是为了提高可读性。尽管在现代ide中，我倾向于认为这是语法(或语义)突出显示的工作。
我的经验法则是:
如果你想对指针进行算术运算(例如，增加指针地址以遍历数组)，或者如果你必须传递一个空指针，请使用指针。
否则使用引用。
指针
A pointer is a variable that holds a memory address. A pointer declaration consists of a base type, an *, and the variable name. A pointer can point to any number of variables in lifetime A pointer that does not currently point to a valid memory location is given the value null (Which is zero) BaseType* ptrBaseType; BaseType objBaseType; ptrBaseType = &objBaseType; The & is a unary operator that returns the memory address of its operand. Dereferencing operator (*) is used to access the value stored in the variable which pointer points to. int nVar = 7; int* ptrVar = &nVar; int nVar2 = *ptrVar;
参考
A reference (&) is like an alias to an existing variable. A reference (&) is like a constant pointer that is automatically dereferenced. It is usually used for function argument lists and function return values. A reference must be initialized when it is created. Once a reference is initialized to an object, it cannot be changed to refer to another object. You cannot have NULL references. A const reference can refer to a const int. It is done with a temporary variable with value of the const int i = 3; //integer declaration int * pi = &i; //pi points to the integer i int& ri = i; //ri is refers to integer i – creation of reference and initialization
这最终是主观的。到目前为止的讨论是有用的，但我不认为有一个正确或决定性的答案。这在很大程度上取决于风格指南和您当时的需求。
While there are some different capabilities (whether or not something can be NULL) with a pointer, the largest practical difference for an output parameter is purely syntax. Google's C++ Style Guide (https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Reference_Arguments), for example, mandates only pointers for output parameters, and allows only references that are const. The reasoning is one of readability: something with value syntax should not have pointer semantic meaning. I'm not suggesting that this is necessarily right or wrong, but I think the point here is that it's a matter of style, not of correctness.
引用是隐式指针。基本上，你可以改变引用指向的值，但你不能改变引用指向其他东西。因此，我的观点是，如果你只想改变一个参数的值，将其作为引用传递，但如果你需要改变参数以指向一个不同的对象，则使用指针传递它。
