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From: juergen@monocerus.n-online.de (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Quick question about const function parameters
Date: 2000/10/22
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In article <39ef6c88$1_2@news.nwlink.com>, Gary Hinger wrote:
>Please tell me if am right (and that VS6 is wrong). Defining a function'=
s
>parameter to be const is completely irrelevant except in the actual
>implementation. Thus, the following should work according to the Standar=
d.
>Thanks.
>
>void foo( void (*)(int) );
>void bar( int const );
>
>void test() {foo( bar );}
[-]
8.3.5 Functions
---------------

3) ...=20
   Any cv-qualifier modifying a parameter type is deleted. [Example:
   the type void (*)( const int) becomes void (*)(int) -- end example]

   Such cv-qualifiers affect only the definition of the parameter within
   the the body of the function; they do not affect the function type.
   ...

Cheers,
Juergen

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