Re: [boost] Re: What is a mutable reference?

From: Kevlin Henney (kevlin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-05-31 12:28:28

In message <393531B6.660F0A42_at_[hidden]>, Thomas Matelich
<sosedada_at_[hidden]> writes
>> "The mutable specifier can be applied only to names of class data
>> members (9.2) and cannot be applied to names declared const or static,
>> and cannot be applied to reference members."
>
>DOH!  I had no idea you couldn't do that.  But it still doesn't make sense to 
>me,
>why can't the reference be mutable?  Its not like you're trying to reseat the
>reference.

Because that's the only thing it could mean, and that doesn't make any
sense :->
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