Advarsler, udrag: 1725

1725 class member 'Symbol' is a reference -- There are a number of subtle difficulties with reference data members. If a class containing a reference is assigned, the default assignment operator will presumably copy the raw underlying pointer. This violates the principle that a reference's underlying pointer, once established, is never modified. Some compilers protect against this eventuality by refusing to create a default assignment operator for classes containing references. Similar remarks can be made about copy constructors. If you are careful about how you design your copy constructors and assignment operators, then references within classes can be a useful programming technique. They should not, however, be employed casually. [21, §2.1.3]