On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 11:45:26PM +0000, ZombineDev via Digitalmars-d wrote: [...] > >I used the term "tail const" as a mutable pointer/reference to > >const/immutable object, where transitivity starts from the object > >(not from the pointer, which is what currently happens if you type > >`const Object o`). > > Just to clarify: > struct S; > const(S)* mutablePointerToS; > const(S)[] mutableArrayOfConstObjects; > > Are examles of tail const. The only missing piece is the ability to > have a tail-const references to class objects.
Just out of curiosity, since we already have Rebindable in Phobos and HeadConst is being proposed, what are the disadvantages / shortcomings of a library solution that would justify adding yet another feature to the language? T -- Today's society is one of specialization: as you grow, you learn more and more about less and less. Eventually, you know everything about nothing.
