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/*
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* 6.15
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int main () {
/*
Why is s a reference to const?
Because we just need read access to it, we are checking the size
Why is occurs a plain reference?
Because we want to return information through occurs so we need write access
Why is c not a reference?
'c' is the character we are looking for. I suspect it's not a reference because
if we accidentally change c then we could have some serious bugs. It would probably
be fine if we did const reference to char but it really does not matter much.
What if we made s a plain reference?
I don't think it would matter much with the function as it is right now but it would
make it so if someone modifies the function, they could make a mistake and somehow
change the contents of 's'. Because we have const reference we ensure that we can only
read and not write.
What if we made occurs a reference to const?
The function would not work and perhaps not even compile. We would not be able to return
the information through the reference
*/
return 0;
}
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