inout and function/delegate parameters

[Timon Gehr]

On 03/07/2012 11:37 PM, Stewart Gordon wrote:
> On 07/03/2012 15:41, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> <snip>
>> In fact, I think this is valid D code:
>>
>> int i;
>> const int *pi = &i;
>> int *p = cast()pi;
>> *p = 5; // legal because I know this points at i, and i is really mutable
>
> cast() is an abomination. I'm not sure OTTOMH whether it's a bug that it
> works.
>

It is not legal code. I did not point it out because it was clear what 
was meant. cast() only casts away the top level of modifiers. It is 
perfectly safe except for class objects.