//: C08:Mutable.cpp // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 2000 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // The "mutable" keyword class Z { int i; mutable int j; public: Z(); void f() const; }; Z::Z() : i(0), j(0) {} void Z::f() const { //! i++; // Error -- const member function j++; // OK: mutable } int main() { const Z zz; zz.f(); // Actually changes it! } ///:~