Modifying reference member from const member function in C++
- by Philipp
I am working on const-correctness of my code and just wondered why this code compiles:
class X
{
int x;
int& y;
public:
X(int& _y):y(_y)
{
}
void f(int& newY) const
{
//x = 3; would not work, that's fine
y = newY; //does compile. Why?
}
};
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int i1=0, i2=0;
X myX(i1);
myX.f(i2);
...
}
As far as I understand, f() is changing the object myX, although it says to be const. How can I ensure my compiler complains when I do assign to y? (Visual C++ 2008)
Thank a lot!
