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Why is `const int& k = i; ++i; ` possible?


What is the difference between const and readonly?How to convert a std::string to const char* or char*?Why can templates only be implemented in the header file?Meaning of 'const' last in a function declaration of a class?What is the difference between const int*, const int * const, and int const *?Why is “using namespace std” considered bad practice?define() vs constWhy does ++[[]][+[]]+[+[]] return the string “10”?Why are elementwise additions much faster in separate loops than in a combined loop?Why is it faster to process a sorted array than an unsorted array?













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I am supposed to determine whether this function is syntactically correct:



int f3(int i, int j) const int& k=i; ++i; return k;



I have tested it out and it compiles with my main function.



I do not understand why this is so.



Surely by calling the function f3 I create copies of the variables iand j in a new memory space and setting const int& k=i I am setting the memory space of the newly created k to the exact the same space of the memory space of the copied i, therefore any change, i.e. the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const



Any help is greatly appreciated






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    I am supposed to determine whether this function is syntactically correct:



    int f3(int i, int j) const int& k=i; ++i; return k;



    I have tested it out and it compiles with my main function.



    I do not understand why this is so.



    Surely by calling the function f3 I create copies of the variables iand j in a new memory space and setting const int& k=i I am setting the memory space of the newly created k to the exact the same space of the memory space of the copied i, therefore any change, i.e. the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const



    Any help is greatly appreciated






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      I am supposed to determine whether this function is syntactically correct:



      int f3(int i, int j) const int& k=i; ++i; return k;



      I have tested it out and it compiles with my main function.



      I do not understand why this is so.



      Surely by calling the function f3 I create copies of the variables iand j in a new memory space and setting const int& k=i I am setting the memory space of the newly created k to the exact the same space of the memory space of the copied i, therefore any change, i.e. the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const



      Any help is greatly appreciated






      c++ syntax reference const







      share|improve this question














      I am supposed to determine whether this function is syntactically correct:



      int f3(int i, int j) const int& k=i; ++i; return k;



      I have tested it out and it compiles with my main function.



      I do not understand why this is so.



      Surely by calling the function f3 I create copies of the variables iand j in a new memory space and setting const int& k=i I am setting the memory space of the newly created k to the exact the same space of the memory space of the copied i, therefore any change, i.e. the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const



      Any help is greatly appreciated






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          the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const




          That's a misunderstanding.



          You may not change the value of the object through k but it can still be changed through other means. In other words, ++k is not allowed but ++i is still allowed, which will indirectly modify the value of k.



          Here's a far-fetched analogy.



          You may look through the window of a store and see what's inside but you won't be able to change what's inside the store. However, an employee, who is inside the store, can change the contents of the store. You will see that change from
          outside. You have const access or view access to the store while the employee has non-const access or change access to the store.






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            Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

            – user4581301
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          • Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

            – David Schwartz
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          the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const




          That's a misunderstanding.



          You may not change the value of the object through k but it can still be changed through other means. In other words, ++k is not allowed but ++i is still allowed, which will indirectly modify the value of k.



          Here's a far-fetched analogy.



          You may look through the window of a store and see what's inside but you won't be able to change what's inside the store. However, an employee, who is inside the store, can change the contents of the store. You will see that change from
          outside. You have const access or view access to the store while the employee has non-const access or change access to the store.






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            Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

            – user4581301
            7 hours ago











          • Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

            – David Schwartz
            6 hours ago















          14















          the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const




          That's a misunderstanding.



          You may not change the value of the object through k but it can still be changed through other means. In other words, ++k is not allowed but ++i is still allowed, which will indirectly modify the value of k.



          Here's a far-fetched analogy.



          You may look through the window of a store and see what's inside but you won't be able to change what's inside the store. However, an employee, who is inside the store, can change the contents of the store. You will see that change from
          outside. You have const access or view access to the store while the employee has non-const access or change access to the store.






          share|improve this answer




















          • 5





            Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

            – user4581301
            7 hours ago











          • Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

            – David Schwartz
            6 hours ago













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          the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const




          That's a misunderstanding.



          You may not change the value of the object through k but it can still be changed through other means. In other words, ++k is not allowed but ++i is still allowed, which will indirectly modify the value of k.



          Here's a far-fetched analogy.



          You may look through the window of a store and see what's inside but you won't be able to change what's inside the store. However, an employee, who is inside the store, can change the contents of the store. You will see that change from
          outside. You have const access or view access to the store while the employee has non-const access or change access to the store.






          share|improve this answer
















          the increment ++iwill result in ++k which is not possible given that it was set const




          That's a misunderstanding.



          You may not change the value of the object through k but it can still be changed through other means. In other words, ++k is not allowed but ++i is still allowed, which will indirectly modify the value of k.



          Here's a far-fetched analogy.



          You may look through the window of a store and see what's inside but you won't be able to change what's inside the store. However, an employee, who is inside the store, can change the contents of the store. You will see that change from
          outside. You have const access or view access to the store while the employee has non-const access or change access to the store.







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            Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

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          • Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

            – David Schwartz
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            Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

            – user4581301
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          • Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

            – David Schwartz
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          Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

          – user4581301
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          Not so far-fetched. That's a good analogy.

          – user4581301
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          Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

          – David Schwartz
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          Note that this is so because i itself is not const. So we have a const reference a non-const object. Const objects are different.

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