Comparisons of const DataAddr objects are incorrect
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                 Key: QPID-3344
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-3344
             Project: Qpid
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Qpid Managment Framework
    Affects Versions: 0.10
         Environment: Fedora 15, not that it matters.
            Reporter: Zane Bitter
            Assignee: Ted Ross


The following program results in incorrect output:

{code:title=test.cpp}
// g++ test.cpp -o test -lqmf2

#include <qmf/DataAddr.h>
#include <iostream>

int main(void)
{
    qmf::DataAddr foo("foo", "blarg", 1);
    const qmf::DataAddr bar("bar", "wibble", 2);
    

    // prints "false"
    std::cout << "foo == bar: " << (foo == bar ? "true" : "false") << "\n";

    // prints "true" (Doh!)
    std::cout << "bar == foo: " << (bar == foo ? "true" : "false") << "\n";

    return 0;
}
{code}

Anywhere where two DataAddr objects are compared and the first is a const 
reference will give a bogus result. (Specifically, both operands are converted 
to bool before being compared.) The reason is that DataAddr::operator==() is 
not declared const, so it will not be used to compare const references, and 
that C++ is pure, unadulterated evil.

Not that qmf::Data::getAddr() returns a const qmf::DataAddr&, so this is likely 
to be a common problem. Some other APIs, such as qmf::AgentEvent::getDataAddr() 
return non-const references, which would be unaffected (unless they become 
const at some point in the call chain).

A patch will follow presently.

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