One more shot at this const thing.

[Andrei Khropov]

Reiner Pope wrote:

Should be:

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   const char[] c;
   char* ptr = c.ptr; // Compilation error: cannot cast away const
   *ptr = 5; 
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   const char[] c;
   const char* ptr = c.ptr; // ok: pointer to const char
   *ptr = 5; 			 // Compilation error: try to assign to a const value
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That's how it works in C++ (and it's correct).

The only way to break this system is to use explicit casts.


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AKhropov