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Is it safe to use a local pointer to a group, such as from ckLocalBranch?

April 26, 2017group local pointer safe

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Is it safe to use a local pointer to a group, such as from ckLocalBranch?

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Yes. Groups never migrate, so a local pointer is safe. The only caveat is to make sure you don’t migrate without updating the pointer. A local pointer can be used for very efficient access to data held by a group.