Hi Andrew, Andrew Haley wrote: > [...] > I can. "The initializer of a const T& need not be an lvalue..." In > other words, although he doesn't explicitly say so, the initializer of > a const T& has to be an lvalue. Yes, I guessed so as well. But what's the reason for this decision? > > > I understand that it generally doesn't make sense to alter a > > temporary object. But why forbid it? > > Because, semantically speaking, it makes no sense. Yes, mostly. And that this is forbidden imposes a problem in the rare cases where it does make sense. And in those cases where someone does not want to use const at all (like me). Thanks, Christian > > But we're way off topic now. > > Andrew.
