Copying a C++ class with a member variable of reference type

Question

I\'ve a class which stores a reference to its parent, the reference is passed in the constructor. If I try to copy an instance I get an error \"error C2582: \'operator =\' f

Answer 1

As mentioned by others, using std::reference_wrapper can be used. The helper functions std::ref() and std::cref() can be used, too. Unlike other postings, C++03 introduced reference_wrapper, ref() and cref() in the namespace std::tr1, so you have options if you're not using C++11 or beyond.