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From: kearns@read.columbia.edu (Steve Kearns)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Help with references
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Date: 22 Jun 89 22:16:39 GMT
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I am using Cfront 1.2; I do not understand why my definition 
of adv() gives the error it does.  Can someone help?



class plist {
  int dummy;

  plist();
  ~plist();
  plist(plist& p2);
  plist& operator=(plist& p2);  

  friend plist rest(plist& p2);   
  plist& adv();
};  

inline plist& plist::adv()
   { return (*this = rest(*this)); }          // does not compile
	   // error message is "un initialized reference _rresult"
//      { *this = rest(*this); return *this; }   // compiles fine


Thanks,
-steve