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F.47: Return T& from assignment operators
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Description
May I kindly suggest the second "by" on this line isn't needed.
https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines#f47-return-t-from-assignment-operators
Currently:
"Enforcement
This should be enforced by tooling by checking the return type (and return value) of any assignment operator."
Suggested:
"Enforcement
This should be enforced by tooling checking the return type (and return value) of any assignment operator."
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Research direction
Open the linked C++ Core Guidelines F.47 section and locate its Enforcement paragraph. Compare the current wording with the suggested wording, then verify that the duplicate “by” is removed and the sentence remains grammatically correct.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100