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Subject: Re: static member function and const
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subramanian100in@yahoo.com, India wrote:
> why can't a static member function be declared as const ?
> is there a provision to indicate that a static member
 > function does not modify the static data members but only
 > uses their values ?
> 
> Kindly explain.

Const member functions are implemented by considering the
this pointer to be a pointer to a const object. Static
methods have no this pointer, and hence can't be const
(or virtual, something else frequently asked for).

It's possible to design other interpretations of what const
should mean, but it's not going to happen for C++.

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