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From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: const int f() and int f() const
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:30:36 -0500 (EST)
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To: ab <abulfazl@juniv.edu>
Cc: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>, Linux C Programming List <linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org>

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, ab wrote:

>
> > 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.'

could you give an example where using that first declaration would
actually make a difference, given C's parameter-passing mechanism?
thanks.

rday