Address of a C++ reference

I was told that in c++ the address of a data type and the address of its reference are same. But when I compiled and executed the following code in Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, it printed two seperate addresses for i and j. Any ideas, why??

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#include<iostream.h>
void main()
{
        const int i=10;
        const int &j=i;
       
        cout<<"\nAddress of i="<<&i<<"\nAdress of j="<<&j<<endl;
}

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Originally Posted by juice

I was told that in c++ the address of a data type and the address of its reference are same. But when I compiled and executed the following code in Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, it printed two seperate addresses for i and j. Any ideas, why??

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Maybe it is a bug with MSVC6.

By the way:

• <iostream.h> should be <iostream>
• void main should be int main
• In order to use the names cout and endl without qualifying them, you should use the appropriate using directive (e.g., using namespace std; ) or using declarations (e.g., using std::cout; ).

Actually different addresses are reported when the variables are declared 'constant'.

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Originally Posted by juice

Actually different addresses are reported when the variables are declared 'constant'.

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Probably still a bug; VS 2010 gives the correct answer.

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Originally Posted by juice

Actually different addresses are reported when the variables are declared 'constant'.

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That should not make a difference. Since j is an alias of i, the address of j is the address of i.

Hey, I tried to build it with my MSVC 2010, and it flags an error:
"Cannot open include file: 'iostream.h': No such file or directory"

Any ideas why?? I am new to this compiler.

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Originally Posted by juice

Hey, I tried to build it with my MSVC 2010, and it flags an error:
"Cannot open include file: 'iostream.h': No such file or directory"

Any ideas why?? I am new to this compiler.

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Refer to my corrections in post #2.

Yeah, its a bug in MSVC6.

Thanx laserlight.
Can you explain me why <iostream.h> should be <iostream>..

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Originally Posted by juice

Can you explain me why <iostream.h> should be <iostream>

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Yes. <iostream> is the correct standard header.

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Originally Posted by juice

Thanx laserlight.
Can you explain me why <iostream.h> should be <iostream>..

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<iostream.h> is not a standard header, wheras <iostream> is.
In some long ages past, iostream.h may have been part of C++, but it certainly isn't as of today.

Also, there is no reference to speak of in this thread. All you are doing is taking the address of a variable, hence creating a pointer. But a pointer is not a reference. Separate the concepts.

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Originally Posted by Elysia

Also, there is no reference to speak of in this thread.

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That is not correct. In the code posted in post #1, j is a reference.

You are right. My bad.