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Subject: Re: const int f() and int f() const
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:54:53 +0600
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> Suppose there is a function f() which returns an integer and does not
change
> any value of the class it belongs to, should I declare it as:
>
> const int f();
>
> or
>
> int f() const;

This one.

> What is the difference? Thank you.

The first one returns a 'const int.'
The second one is an immutable function.