constness
The declaration of variables or objects as immutable.
Noun
- The declaration of variables or objects as immutable.
- If you want to change a class member inside a const member function, the traditional approach is to cast away constness by saying (X*)this. - 1995, Embedded Systems Programming, volume 8, page 180:
Synonyms: immutability
Origin
From const (“a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives”) + -ness.