They are equivalent, with or without the *. I believe it is a matter of preference, as I couldn't find a recommendation in the C++ Core Guidelines. Some people prefer the * with auto because you explicitly know it is a pointer and that you're not accidentally copying an object.
auto obj1 = Fn1();
auto obj2 = obj1; // this might be a copy, can't tell from code
auto *obj3 = Fn2();
auto *obj4 = obj3; // not a copy
This is configurable in Visual Assist, but there is currently no UI for doing it -- you need to use edit the registry. Close all instances of Visual Studio, then use regedit to find key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Whole Tomato\Visual Assist X\VANet{IDE_VER}\CodeInspections Find the value for CheckerOptions and add ";modernize-use-auto.RemoveStars=1" (it is a ';'-deliminated list of options)
Code Inspection: "auto" Quick Fix problem with *
Posted - Jun 02 2017 : 05:24:27 AM
