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Stdle #135 · classes · 2026-10-19

What does this C++ snippet output?

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#include <iostream>
int main() {
int a = 1, b = 2;
int& r = a;
a = 8;
std::cout << r << "\n"; // r tracks a
r = b; // copy b's value into a
std::cout << a << "\n";
return 0;
}
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