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From: "James Kuyper Jr." <kuyper@wizard.net>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: "typeof" keyword
Date: 1999/08/19
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niklasb@my-deja.com wrote:
....
> Ok, here's my first crack at spelling out the rules for
> a "typeof" keyword (without attempting to argue for why
> it's useful). I don't claim to be a language designer, so
> please be gentle when you tear this apart.
....
> 3 When applied to a reference or a reference type,
>   the result is the referenced type. When applied
>   to a constant reference or constant reference type,
>   the resulting type is not constant.

Why? I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I just want to know why you think
it's a good one.

>   <Example>
> 
>     vector<int> v;
>     typeof(v[0]) a; // int, not int&
> 
>     const vector<int>& cv = v;
>     typeof(cv[0]) b; // int, not const int&
> 
>   </Example>

Should this also apply to volatile?
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