Re: class member: static name const; Legal?

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From: Jason Merrill
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 05:54

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>>>>> Bret Pehrson <BretP@strata3d.com> writes:

> Is the following legal?

> class base
> {
>   static funkie(void) const;
> };

Nope; the 'const' qualifier affects the 'this' parameter to a member
function, so applying it to a static member function is meaningless.

Jason
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Date: 31 Oct 95 05:54:27 GMT
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From: jason@cygnus.com (Jason Merrill)
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Subject: Re: class member: static name const;  Legal?
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