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class TextBlock {
pulic:
...
const char& operator[] (std:size_t position) const
{return text[position];}
char& operator[] (std:size_t position)
{return text[position];}
private:
std::string text;
};

for the member functions why the return type is reference to char char& instead of char?
return text[position] is a char for sure,not an address, is this contradictory?

Thanks

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No since the return type is of char reference, that means you can
change the value while accessing it as well.

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