Can i change the value of a reference return?

[akilguo]

If i have a class like this:

class Foo {
private:
int inum;
public:
int & get_value() 
{
return inum;
}
...
};

then, does this statement change the value of the private data member?

Foo Foobj;
Foobj.get_val() = 8;

Thanks !

[helios]

Yes, which is why getters normally return constant references (const T *).

[akilguo]

Oh, i see...Thanks!