//: C08:ConstReturnValues.cpp // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 2000 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Constant return by value // Result cannot be used as an lvalue class X { int i; public: X(int ii = 0); void modify(); }; X::X(int ii) { i = ii; } void X::modify() { i++; } X f5() { return X(); } const X f6() { return X(); } void f7(X& x) { // Pass by non-const reference x.modify(); } int main() { f5() = X(1); // OK -- non-const return value f5().modify(); // OK // Causes compile-time errors: //! f7(f5()); //! f6() = X(1); //! f6().modify(); //! f7(f6()); } ///:~