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I did a search through the C++ Standard there, and couldn't find any
mention of "restrict" or "__restrict __". Firstly, could someone please
confirm whether "restrict" is mentioned in the C++ Standard?

A quick search of the web shows up a few pages which imply that C++ has a
"__restrict __" keyword... is there any truth to this?
Basically my question is:

Does C++ have restrict pointers?

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Frederick Gotham
Jun 30 '06 #1
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Frederick Gotham skrev:
I did a search through the C++ Standard there, and couldn't find any
mention of "restrict" or "__restrict __". Firstly, could someone please
confirm whether "restrict" is mentioned in the C++ Standard?

A quick search of the web shows up a few pages which imply that C++ has a
"__restrict __" keyword... is there any truth to this?
Basically my question is:

Does C++ have restrict pointers?


No, only C99 has the keyword restrict, not C++, unless
provided as a compiler extension.

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TB @ SWEDEN
Jun 30 '06 #2

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I did a search through the C++ Standard there, and couldn't find any
mention of "restrict" or "__restrict __". Firstly, could someone
please
confirm whether "restrict" is mentioned in the C++ Standard?

A quick search of the web shows up a few pages which imply that C++
has a
"__restrict __" keyword... is there any truth to this?
Basically my question is:

Does C++ have restrict pointers?


No, that is a C99 feature.

It would also be less useful in C++, where passing multiple pointers
to primitive types is less common. Parameters of different class types
are already known not to have an alias problem.
Bo Persson
Jun 30 '06 #3

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