updating readme

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Jidong Xiao
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– A vector knows how many elements it stores! (unlike C arrays)
– There is NO automatic checking of subscript bounds.
Here’s how we create an empty vector of integers:
Here’s how we create an empty vector of integers (let's say we create a vector called *scores* which will be used to store students' scores):
```cpp
std::vector<int> scores;
```
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The following outlines rules for passing vectors as parameters. The same rules apply to passing strings.
- If you are passing a vector as a parameter to a function and you want to make a (permanent) change to the
vector, then you should pass it by reference.
– This is illustrated by the function read scores in the program median grade.
– This is very different from the behavior of arrays as parameters.
- What if you don’t want to make changes to the vector or don’t want these changes to be permanent?
– The answer we’ve learned so far is to pass by value.
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ vector, then you should pass it by reference.
this can be a considerable waste of memory.
- The solution is to pass by constant reference: pass it by reference, but make it a constant so that it can not
be changed.
– This is illustrated by the functions compute avg and std dev and compute median in the program
median grade.
- As a general rule, you should not pass a container object, such as a vector or a string, by value because of the
cost of copying.