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I have never seen that before and I agree that it is a very useful trick.

Rob
– Rob

2008-10-20 21:30:12 +00:00
Commented Oct 20, 2008 at 21:30
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It's not a trick :). I try to use const where possible with function arguments so that it is clear that the function won't modify the string or structure being passed in.

Andrew Johnson
– Andrew Johnson

2008-10-20 21:35:01 +00:00
Commented Oct 20, 2008 at 21:35
The confusing thing is that const often appears twice in a declaration, and it may actually be in a few different positions. Commonly it might appear as something like const uint8 *const value. This declares that the pointer and the value it points to are not modifiable (but can be if casted).

James Wald
– James Wald

2014-06-07 08:52:40 +00:00
Commented Jun 7, 2014 at 8:52

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