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Re: Question


On Tuesday 01 February 2005 22:28, John Lamb wrote:
> Przemyslaw Sliwa wrote:
> [...]
> Nonetheless, it is often a good idea to declare an automatic function
> parameter const in the function definition. This forces the compiler to
> check that you don't change the parameter value in the body of the
> function. Similarly, it is a good idea to declare any variable const if
> you don't intend to change it.

IMHO, you lose more with the potential confusion for the programmer than what 
you may earn.

jordi


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