// test using reference as with possible error values.

#include <string>
#include <iostream.h>

class Test {
public:
  string name;
};

Test *a;
Test b;

Test& get(int i) {
  if ( i == 0 ) {
    return *a;
  } 
  if ( i == 1 ) {
    return b;
  }
  //  if ( i == 0 ) {
  //return NULL;
  //  }
}

void main () {
  a = new Test();
  a->name = "a";
  b.name = "b";

  Test& c = get(0);
  Test& d = get(1);

  delete a;
  Test* e = new Test();
  e->name = "struf";

  cout << "c says : " << c.name << endl;
  cout << "d says : " << d.name << endl;


}