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Subject: Re: Idea for calling multiple methods on a single object.
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:58:55 +0000 (UTC), dietmar_kuehl@yahoo.com
(Dietmar Kuehl) wrote:

>richard@ex-parrot.com (Richard Smith) wrote:
>> So use a reference:
>> 
>>   Type const& tmp = foo();
>>   tmp.method1();
>>   tmp.method2();
>
>Note that this means that 'method1()' and 'method2()' can only be
>'const' methods. This can be a serious restriction.

How about this:

Type const& tmpHolder = foo(); //needed for lifetime extension
Type& tmp = const_cast<Type&>(tmpHolder); //Mmmm, nice.
tmp.method1();
tmp.method2();

Or even this:

Type&& tmp = foo(); //will rvalue references extend lifetime?
//...

Tom
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