>Does the function signature of func() _require_ that its argument be a

> or does the signature determine what the function can do with the pointer?

""Gary Chang"" <v-garych@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> >Does the function signature of func() _require_ that its argument be a
> const pointer,
> No, it needn't.
>
> > or does the signature determine what the function can do with the
pointer?
> Yes, the object which the pointer referenced cannot be modified within the
> func(), however the pointer itself can be reassigned:
>
> e.g.
> class simple {
> int i;
> long l;
> public:
> int tmp;
> };
> void func(const simple* &ps) {
> Console::WriteLine(S"Hello World from the land of func");
> ps->tmp = 2; // error!
> ps = NULL; // OK
> }
>
>
> By the way, it is better to post such C++ issue in the
> microsoft.public.vc.lanuage
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gary Chang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
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