Subject: Re: ISSUE #?? Proposal: const attribute for input params
From: Kevin Cameron x3251 (Kevin.Cameron@nsc.com)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 10:52:34 PST
> From: "Michael Rohleder" <michael.rohleder@motorola.com>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Since today is the deadline [ and we Germans always need to have the last word ;-) ] I would like to enter another proposal I
> already said once, but forgot to include in the ISSUE list:
>
> Provide all parameters declared as INPUT (and only them) with the const keyword on the C side of the API. By doing so the compiler
> on the C side can validate that the corresponding C value is not being overwritten.
That only works with C++, C linking ignores argument types (and attributes).
I think "const" is available if you want to use it.
Kev.
> IMHO it makes sense to use such built-in functionality whenever it is possible -- especially at no cost.
>
> -Michael
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