What is the difference between...

[Sean Kelly]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Daniel Keep wrote:
>>
>>> (2) void f(const(int*) x)
>>
>> Ok, now you've got a mutable read-only view: the bits of 'x' can be
>> changed, but the data referenced by x cannot.
> 
> I thought that's what 'final' was for.  For the above, I'd expect the 
> reference and the data to which it refers to both be immutable through 
> x.  Is this not right?

er, let me clarify.  I would assume that:

const(int)* x

means that the data cannot be changed but the pointer can.  But by 
enclosing the pointer in parens, it should be considered constant as well.


Sean