On 02/02/11 16:38, Larry Evans wrote: > The attached code produces output: > > int const=int > > IOW, the abi::__cxa_demangle strips const qualifiers. > [snip] With Ian's help, I found the reason for the stripping of qualifiers. It's not abi::__cxa_demangle which strips the qualifier, it's the typeid, which conforms to the standard as expressed in working paper, n3035, which, in section 5.2.8p4, says typeid returns a type_info object "representing the cv-unqualified referenced type". ^^ Thanks Ian. -regards, Larry