[boost] [OT] Quick const question

From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-12 00:37:32

This for something I'm thinking of adding to the sandbox....

I know that

    int * a, b;  //[1]

makes one pointer object and one integer object.  (The asterisk binds to the
object, not the type.)  If I want two pointers, I need

    int  *a, *b;  //[2]

I'm wondering if this rule also applies to qualifiers.  If I want two
pointers to constant objects, can I do:

    int const  *a, *b;  //[3]

or do I have to do:

    int  const *a, const *b;  //[4]

(which means that [3] gives one const and one non-const pointer)?

This is an one-time thing, so I don't want to waste time with a typedef or
two separate object declaration lines if I don't have to.

Daryle