From: peter09876@hispeed.ch   
      
   On Tue, 01 May 2012 00:42:11 +0200, red floyd   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 4/30/2012 1:11 PM, Peter Liedermann wrote:   
   >   
   >> One very short question concerning your example:   
   >>>   
   >>> void test(std::vector& i)   
   >>> {   
   >>> i.erase(i.begin(), i.end());   
   >>> }   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Does the "&" make any difference here and which? Is it maybe the   
   >> cause of my troubles that I presently do not have it?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Yes.  if you do not have the &, you are erasing a *COPY* of the   
   > vector, and the original vector is unmodified.   
      
   Oh yes, sorry for the stupid question.  I was thinking of something   
   completely different, vector i versus vector i   
      
   Maybe i should use the screen magnifier:)   
      
      
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