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From: trl@cbrma.UUCP (Tom Lanning)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c++
Subject: type casting and const
Message-ID: <4187@cbrma.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 19:12:40 EST
Article-I.D.: cbrma.4187
Posted: Tue Mar  4 19:12:40 1986
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Organization: AT&T-BL, RMAS, Columbus
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Keywords: const casting


	I have a class, "string", that can be converted to "char*".  I
want the converted object to be "readonly", i.e. "const".  I have been
using "operator char* ()", but would like to know if there is a way
to get "const char*".  I do not want to use intermediate types since
I want to use "string" and "const char*" together without explict type
casting.  Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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  Tom Lanning   AT&T Bell Laboratories   Columbus OH   43213     614-860-4153