--- Ashim Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a small question. Are views in Mata something like a pass by
> reference in C++? Is that the reason why they work faster?
I don't know C++ but st_view is discussed in detail here:
Gould, William (2005), Mata matters: Using views onto the data, The
Stata Journal, 5(4): 567--573.
http://www.stata-journal.com/article.html?article=pr0019
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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