Will "return(*f);" return a variable by reference in the following code?

#1

For the following code to overload the [] operatior in a user defined templated class implementation of HashTable :

Will “return *f;” return the variable by refernce ? Shouldn’t it simply be the value pointed by f ?

#2

Hey @Yash5646

Yes this is true but see the return type its T& which means we are returning reference to that value
so any change done on it reference alias will be reflected back

#3

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