constness
English edit
Etymology edit
const (“a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives”) + -ness
Noun edit
constness (uncountable)
- (programming) The declaration of variables or objects as immutable.
- Synonym: immutability
- 1995, Embedded Systems Programming, volume 8, page 180:
- If you want to change a class member inside a
const
member function, the traditional approach is to cast away constness by saying(X*)this
.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
declaration of objects as immutable