Why does Unconst exist?
Tejas
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Wed Jul 28 06:04:19 UTC 2021
On Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 05:57:31 UTC, user1234 wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 05:38:44 UTC, Tejas wrote:
>> When I initially saw it, I was hopeful that it would allow me
>> to bypass some of the restrictions of ```const``` , but it
>> literally just takes a type and strips the ```const``` from
>> it, you can't pass a variable to it in order to get rid of
>> ```const``` . What use does it serve then?
>
> To manipulate types in template metaprogramming.
>
> To remove `const` from a variable, `cast() stuff` is shorter
> than `cast(Unconst!(typeof(stuff))) stuff`, but it also
> removes `shared` and `immutable.
Oh... that makes sense... then it shouldn't exist in
```core.internal``` only, and has a place in phobos. Ignore my
last comment.
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