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Quote: a 'const' member function can read but not write its object
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A member function can be declared to be … [by appending 'const' to its argument list.] … [p. 149] The reason one is allowed to "cast … we could call physical constness, is simply "stored … to its users." … Caching values, maintaining statistics, and updating use counts … Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: a member function can "cast away const" if the object is modified but it appears constant to its users; e.g., caching values, maintaining statistics, updating use counts
Topic: immutable files and data (57 items)
Topic: object modification (10 items)