Passing STL vectors of type object

[SamuelGr]

Hey forums.

I'm attempting to pass a std::vector<object> memory address to a method and then assign that adress to a std::vector<object>* pointer in the class where the method is placed. When i attempt to write
this->my_object_vector_ptr = my_passed_object_vector_ptr
I receive a sea of errors and my program crashes...

Init class variables in header:

	std::vector<sf::Sprite> g_sprite_array;
	std::vector<sf::RectangleShape> g_rect_array;

Init class method

	update update_obj(this->m_window_ptr);
	update_obj.m_init_loop(&this->g_sprite_array, &this->g_rect_array);

Update class variables in header:

	std::vector<sf::Sprite> *g_sprite_array_ptr;
	std::vector<sf::RectangleShape> *g_rect_array_ptr;

Update class method

void update::m_init_loop(std::vector<sf::Sprite> *g_sprite_ptr, std::vector<sf::RectangleShape> *g_rect_ptr)
{
	this->g_sprite_array_ptr = g_sprite_ptr;
	this->g_rect_array_ptr = g_rect_ptr;
}

The type of objects the vector takes shouldn't really matter. Shouldn't the pointer point to the start of the array even in heap allocation?

Thanks in advance!

[LB]

I'm not sure why you even need pointers at all here - why not use references?

Are you ensuring that those vectors live long enough to be used through the pointers?