RE: [boost] [OT] Quick const question

From: Ehsan Akhgari (ehsan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-12 11:10:27

[snip]
> 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)?

The correct form is [3].

> 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.

You could have easily figured this out by trying to compile the
following:

int main()
{
 int const * p1, * p2;
 *p1 = 0;
 *p2 = 0;
}

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