constness
nounEtymology From const (“a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives”) + -ness.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The declaration of variables or objects as immutable.
- If you want to change a class member inside a const member function, the traditional approach is to cast away constness by saying (X*)this.1995, Embedded Systems Programming, volume 8, page 180:
- Related terms
- const correctness