const question/suggestion

[Tristam MacDonald]

Bill Baxter Wrote:
> I would prefer something like that.  I still can't get over the feeling 
> anytime I type or see "cast" that I'm doing something dangerous and 
> subversive.  Although I know things like cast(ClassType) in D are 
> actually safe casts... but even using safe casts like that is kind of a 
> warning sign in OO code that you may have factored your interface 
> incorrectly.
> 
> --bb

I wouldn't say cast(const) was a OO problem - and the syntax is definitely improved over C++'s const_cast<ClassName>(), but it does point to 'C++ like' problems with how const works. I always thought the theory was that const_cast was there for dealing with legacy API's, not to overcome shortcomings in the language :)