Returning Large Objects in Functions

Question

Compare the following two pieces of code, the first using a reference to a large object, and the second has the large object as the return value. The emphasis on a \"large o

Answer 1

Alternatively, you can avoid this issue all together by letting the object get its own data, i. e. by making getObjData() a member function of LargeObj. Depending on what you are actually doing, this may be a good way to go.