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Code Understanding

int& modifyga(int); This function takes an integer input and return the reference to the place where modified value of input is stored.

int ga[]={10,20,30,40,50};
This is global array declared and initialised before the main routine which will be modified.

for(int i=0;i<5;++i) //Loop to use the modification function many times.

modifyga(i)=ga[i]+1;
Here left hand side is showing a function as it is a reference returning function. In each iteration the current value of global array ga will be modified to a new value which adds 1 to previous value.

for(int i=0;i<5;++i) cout<<ga[i]<<” “;
This is final array values printing loop

int& modifyga(int i) { return ga[i]; }
This function returns the reference to an array based on the index passed to it.

Notes

• In this function returning reference provide a quite intuitive way of writing array modification with common rules.
• The same method can used to make other kind of modifications, say multiplying each value by 2, squaring each value and many similar things.
• Such functions should be written for global/static scope variables or arrays.

Suggested Filename(s): fnref-modify-array.cpp, frefarr.cpp