Re: const problem
On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:56:33 -0500, "Bruce Chastain"
<bchastain@XNOSPAMXhyperfeed.com> wrote:
struct MyCompare
{
bool operator() ( const MyElem& elem1, const MyElem& elem2 ) const
{
return( elem1.value < elem2.value );
}
};
<snip>
I know what the first 2 const's do. My question is what does the 3rd const
mean and why is it required in this case?
Non-static member functions have, in effect, a hidden parameter, which you
know as the "this" pointer. Absent the function-level const, it has the
type:
MyCompare* const this;
When you add the const and make the function a const member function, it
has the type:
const MyCompare* const this;
You need a const member function here because std::set is calling it
through a const MyCompare object, which is what the compiler is telling
you:
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\xtree(992) :
error C3848: expression having type 'const MyCompare' would lose some
const-volatile qualifiers in order to call 'bool MyCompare::operator
()(const MyElem &,const MyElem &)'
P.S. Sorry for leaving const off the example I gave you on 6/27. It
happens. :)
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