C++ :: When To Declare A Member Function As (const)
Sep 27, 2014
i am trying to describe the unusual situation where you declare a class member function with this format:
bool class::function_name(void) const
Specifically where the 'const' follows the parameter list. It is my understanding this is a very useful way of ensuring that whatever code you put in the function definition cannot change any data members of its class.
However I have recently read that this form of declaration should not be used as it leads to less optimized and slower code. Is this correct?
What I need to know is how I can pass an argument to the Book constructor so I can change the const data member Category (with cascading capacity if possible. I also posted some of my set functions for further comprehension.
class Book { friend void CompPrice(Book &,Book&); //friend function that has access to the member functions of this class //The arguments sent to it are by address, and of type the class Book, so that it can have access to its member functions private: //private data members
When I try to compile functionB in Visual C++ it gives me this error:-
glibmm/refptr.h(199) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const Gdk::Window *' to 'Gdk::Window *' Conversion loses qualifiers
And this is the code from glibmm/refptr.h
Code: // The templated ctor allows copy construction from any object that's castable. Thus, it does downcasts: // base_ref = derived_ref template <class T_CppObject> template <class T_CastFrom>
[Code] .....
I don't actually want to change anything in the member variable canvas_event_box. I just want to be able to call one of its functions from my 'const' member function. Is there any syntax I can use to tell VC++ that I'm not actually changing the variable - just using it.
I have a class that defines a window (a popup dialog of sorts), and I want the name of that window to be constant. The only problem is that the name of the popup needs to match the title of the parent window, and I get the name of the parent in the constructor. So how do I go about defining this member variable to be constant and initializing it with a value in the constructor?
I want to do something like this, but I know this isn't allowed:
/* class.h */ class foo { public: foo(*parentWindowPtr);
[Code] .....
I should mention that yes the name of the parent window is const char *, and I would like to keep it this way.
Theres a class named "A" which has got a static function named "sfA".Now I instance an object of class A and call a method from A called "fA".
The method fA calls sfA. And now the issue is: i need the value of a member from the object which called fA respectivly sfA, inside sfA.Is there a smarter way to get the value of the member as to declare an new parameter for the sfA? sfA has to be static.
This does not allow me to initialize _listRef as something like NULL when it is not applicable.Also, i must change all my constructors and its child class to include an initialization of _listRef!!
What is the alternative? Is pointer the nearest? which of the following should be used?
Code: const QList<QSharedPointer<Data>> * _listRef; or const QList<QSharedPointer<Data>> *const _listRef; or const QSharedPointer<QList<QSharedPointer<Data>>> _listRef; ????
The problem occurs in here, I get access violations, is there a way to this while keeping Display const or is this code valid and my problem is somewhere else and not being caught in the debugger? I tried to make the return types const - but that didn't work .....
//Getters need const twice for this to work? const char* Player::GetName() const {return m_name;} const int Player::GetGrade() const {return m_grade;} const double Player::GetGPA() const {return m_gpa;}
I get the following error in XCode whenever I try to access the member I created 'randomGen' in a separate class in a different header file. I have made sure to include the header file and have tried to access it through an object.
This is the code I enter when trying to access the method from randomiser.h in main.cpp. It is also an overloaded function with doubles and integers:
RandomG randomiser; randomiser.randomGen(); // 'Call to member function 'randomGen' is ambiguous'
This is the code inside randomiser.h:
#include <string> #include <iostream> using std::string; using std::cout; using std::endl; class RandomG {
[Code] ....
This is the error inside xcode: [URL] ....
I have tried seperating the code for the functions in another class (main.cpp) and then running and it seems to works, so I'm not sure why I can't put everything in the .h file and then access it?
I would like it in a seperate file so it doesn't clutter my main. I am writing a game with SDL so that might be confusing and I would like the window to have a random title and other random properties, so it would be easier to use a function.
I'm getting a "passing...discards qualifiers" error on my if statement and not sure why because I'm not changing anything. I know removing const or making test mutable fixes the issue. I've been taught to always make a function const if it doesn't change anything, in which case, have I finally come across an acceptable time to use mutable?
Are there other ways of calling a const/non-const override? I want to defined some functions in terms of others, particularly accessors which might or might not require constness- in order to not copy & paste code. This is my current solution:
difference between const and static const, more effectively. I know the basic concept of const and static but I need clear explanation of declaring "const" and "static const"
Is there any way to cast a non-const variable to const one?
I want to read variable n from file and then use it to declare array "int arr[n]", but because n is non-const, the compiler doesn't allow me to do that.
I am trying use a print function to print out data in a struct. My questions are:
1. I have to use pass by reference. For the print function, I am passing the struct pointer as a reference, however, I don't want the print function to accidentally change anything. How can I make it use const to ensure that?
2. The deleteprt function doesn't look right to me. I feel like it should just be delete ptr not delete [] ptr.
It cannot loop back to the top coding, cause what i want is the code can loop back to the 1st cout question, and it will asking over and over again, and how to declare a function for the summary report?
I have some code here where I try to declare a struct then pass it as a parameter into a function to do something to it:
Code: struct _user { char * initial[3]; int pos; } user; int initial_add (struct user * initial_list, int initials, char * buffer) {
[Code] ...
I get the error : server2.c:15: warning: "struct user" declared inside parameter list server2.c:15: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
I need making my main function to run while not having any if or for statements. It can only declare variables and functions. Since my main function has command line arguments, how to so.
// This program counts all the words in a given file.
#include <iostream> class Hello { public: void Test() {
[Code].....
As i know a non-constant member function cant be called inside a constant member function but how the above code has been compiled successfully and giving the expected result .
I am a newbie to C++ and VS ++. I have created a windows form application by dragging and dropping button, label..etc. i wish label text to be appeared as return value from a function. The function returns ' const char* '.how this returned string pointer can be used to display label text.?
So I need to make a main function have no if/for/etc. statements so I need to move it to another function and call it in main. The problem is that it's a command line argument function so I'm confused on how it works. Here's an example:
Code:
#include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { printf("The program name %s", argv[0]); if (argc == 2) { printf("Argument supplied is %s", argv[1]); } else if (argc > 2) { printf("Too many arguments");} else { printf("One argument");} }
How can i make this into two functions with main only declaring variables and calling other functions?
