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Constant (read-only) member functions #7908

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DartBot opened this issue Jan 15, 2013 · 3 comments
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Constant (read-only) member functions #7908

DartBot opened this issue Jan 15, 2013 · 3 comments
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area-language Dart language related items (some items might be better tracked at github.com/dart-lang/language). closed-obsolete Closed as the reported issue is no longer relevant P2 A bug or feature request we're likely to work on type-enhancement A request for a change that isn't a bug

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DartBot commented Jan 15, 2013

This issue was originally filed by phlo...@gmail.com

I really like this feature from C++.

MSDN Constant member functions (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6ke686zh(v=vs.80).aspx):
"Declaring a member function with the const keyword specifies that the function is a 'read-only' function that does not modify the object for which it is called."

example C++ code:
class Foo
{
public:
...
   void bar() const; // Clear that it doesn't modify object
   void baz(); // Unclear on if it modifies the object
...
};

I would like to see some Dart equivalent.
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lrhn commented Jan 15, 2013

Removed Type-Defect label.
Added Type-Enhancement, Area-Language, Triaged labels.

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lrhn commented Jan 15, 2013

It sounds simple, but it isn't really if done right.
Even if there is only const annotations on methods, I'd assume that the const-ness is inherited. That means that subclasses overriding the method must also have const-only methods.
And what is the restriction: Only able to use getters and const methods on [this]? Or also on other objects? What if getters have side-effects? Does that mean that you can't call code that doesn't use const at all?

Should there be a way out of const-jail like C++'s const_cast? If not, it can get very restrictive.

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gbracha commented Jan 22, 2013

This is a rathole.

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@DartBot DartBot added Type-Enhancement area-language Dart language related items (some items might be better tracked at github.com/dart-lang/language). labels Jan 22, 2013
@kevmoo kevmoo added P2 A bug or feature request we're likely to work on type-enhancement A request for a change that isn't a bug and removed accepted labels Feb 29, 2016
@matanlurey matanlurey added the closed-obsolete Closed as the reported issue is no longer relevant label Jun 21, 2018
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