Methods
ref
void ref(var self, var item);
Set the object self to reference the object item.
deref
var deref(var self);
Get the object referenced by self.
Examples
Usage
var obj0 = $F(1.0), obj1 = $F(2.0);
var r = $(Ref, obj0);
show(r);
show(deref(r)); /* 1.0 */
ref(r, obj1);
show(deref(r)); /* 2.0 */
assign(r, obj0);
show(deref(r)); /* 1.0 */
Pointer
Reference to other object
The Pointer class is implemented by types which act as references to other objects. Primarily this class is implemented by Ref and Box which provide the two main pointer types in Cello.
Definition
struct Pointer {
void (*ref)(var, var);
var (*deref)(var);
};