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Re^4: The Concept of Referencesby adrianh (Chancellor) |
on Apr 15, 2005 at 14:57 UTC ( [id://448199]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
One could argue that a pointer in C, e.g. to a struct tm, knows what it points to In C the programmer tells the pointer what it points to. In Perl the reference knows what it points to. It's an important if subtle difference.
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