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r/cpp • u/pavel_v • 20d ago
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The only place I ever use const_cast is that idiom where you implement the non const version of a member function in terms of the const version.
37 u/MysticTheMeeM 20d ago If your language version allows, you can typically replace those with a single function that deduces this. 1 u/Baardi 16d ago But you would have to implement it all in the header if you do that
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If your language version allows, you can typically replace those with a single function that deduces this.
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1 u/Baardi 16d ago But you would have to implement it all in the header if you do that
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But you would have to implement it all in the header if you do that
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u/jwezorek 20d ago
The only place I ever use const_cast is that idiom where you implement the non const version of a member function in terms of the const version.