[boost] Re: [Boost-bugs] [ boost-Bugs-1059388 ] shared_ptr::operator->() const return type should be const

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-04 18:33:08

"Eyal Farago" <eyal.farago_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I think you're wront about this, shared_ptr should behave just like
> a pointer (in this aspect). it really doesn't matter if the pointer
> is const or not, what matters is the constness of the pointee.
>
> typedef	int*	pint_t;
>
> const pint_t	p = new int(1);	//p is const(same as int * const)
> int &ref_to_int = *p;	//but *p isn't
>
> eyal.

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