const(type) vs. const type

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On 20/07/2010 23:57, Mike Linford wrote:
> I'm playing with QtD, and I tried to override a QWidget's sizeHint()
> function, which is declared as const QSize sizeHint(). I tried to
> override it by declaring my function as override const(QSize) sizeHint
> () . I got a compiler error that it was "not covariant" with const QSize,
> and when I changed it to that it worked fine. I've skimmed through the
> documentation but don't understand what the difference is. Any help?
>
>
>

const QSize sizeHint() means the object on which you are calling the 
function has to be const and the returned QSize is mutable

(I think, it might also be const as well, I don't use that format of 
method signature...),

whilst const(QSize) sizeHint() means a mutable object which returns a 
const object.

Const is allowed before & after the method signature which is confusing 
and annoying.

In c++ it would be: (assuming QSize is a D class)

QSize& sizeHint() const { return _sh; }

vs

const QSize& sizeHint() { return _sh; }

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