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- //: C08:Mutable.cpp
- // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition
- // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
- // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
- // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
- // The "mutable" keyword
-
- class Z {
- int i;
- mutable int j;
- public:
- Z();
- void f() const;
- };
-
- Z::Z() { i = j = 0; }
-
- void Z::f() const {
- //! i++; // Error -- const member function
- j++; // OK: mutable
- }
-
- int main() {
- const Z zz;
- zz.f(); // Actually changes it!
- } ///:~
-