Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!fang!dch From: dch@aeg.dsto.oz.au (Dave Hanslip) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: global objects vs pointers Message-ID: <1488@fang.dsto.oz> Date: 3 Apr 91 23:08:10 GMT Sender: news@fang.dsto.oz Distribution: comp Lines: 6 Would anyone like to comment on the use of global objects vs pointers. ie using EXTERN to give access to an object vs creating objects at run time and passing pointers to other objects they need to communicate with. David C. Hanslip E-mail: dch@aeg.dsto.oz.au Aeronautical Research Laboratory Phone: +61 8 259 5792 DSTO Salisbury, South Australia Fax: +61 8 259 5507