C++ :: Data Pointed By Ptr2 Must Be Constant
Jan 8, 2014
I have defined a pointer ptr2 as follows:
const void * ptr2 ( new A(20) );
In this case I expect the data pointed by ptr2 must be constant. But when running the program, the data could still be changed successfully. Why ?
Below is the program:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
[URL] ....
class A {
public:
A( int ID ) {
cout << "--Constructor with ID=" << ID << endl;
this->ID = ID;
[Code] .....
The output:
--Constructor with ID=20
ID of ptr2 is 20
ID of ptr2 is 21 after changed!
-~Destructor with ID=21
End of main()
Process returned 0 (0x0) execution time : 0.002 s
Press ENTER to continue.
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