[boost] Re: static_cast and const

From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-20 10:50:28

Richard Hadsell wrote:
> For clarity -- to tell the reader that you intended to modify the 
> const-ness.

If I see const_cast, I usually expect it to cast away const-ness, not 
add it. In my opinion, using a cast to add const is really a pretty 
unusual thing to do so 'as_const' might be the clearest way of showing 
your intent. Of course, it requires the reader to know what it means.

Daniel