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matt@cyclops5.berkeley.edu (Matt Austern) wrote:

>In article <478k57$5gl@stellar.comnet.com> Bret Pehrson
><BretP@strata3d.com> writes:
>
>There's no way to declare a function such that it's prohibited from
>modifying global variables; similarly, there's no way to declare a
>function such that it's prohibited from modifying static member
>variables.

That's a double pity.

First, it is a pity that one cannot declare a function and say "You
can't access global variables.

Second, it is a pity that class static variables cannot be defined as
untouchable.

Thanks for pointing this counter-intuitive use of
	function() const
out.  I actually had to run a test compilation to believe you.

Ralph
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