Re: [boost] Re: Re: Problem with test/cpp_main.cpp

From: Victor A. Wagner, Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-01 00:09:07

thanks... as a general rule I stay away from the ** as much as I can.  IMO 
it is slightly unfortunate that type* isn't a new type (as it was, e.g., in 
Pascal), but we use what we have.
At Friday 2002/05/31 21:43, you wrote:

>"Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>news:4.3.1.2.20020531212236.0344fbd0_at_mail.rudbek.com...
>
> > >error C2664: 'test' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char ** ' to
>'const
> > >char ** '
> > >Conversion loses qualifiers
> >
> > The following DOES compile on MSVC6 SP5 and MSVC.NET
> >
> > typedef char* charstar;
> > void test(const charstar* ) { }
>
>the thing is that const char**      == char const*  *, while
>                        const charstar*   == char *const  *
>
>Use boost coding guidance to avoid confusion
>
>Gennadiy.
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