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constness

constness noun: the declaration of variables or objects as immutable.

Noun

constness (uncountable)

  1. 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

Synonyms of constness

Origin of constness

From const (“a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives”) + -ness.

Questions about constness

What does constness mean?
Constness means the declaration of variables or objects as immutable.
What part of speech is constness?
Constness is a noun.

Words near constness in the dictionary

  1. constitutivity
  2. constitutor
  3. constitutors
  4. constitutory
  5. constl.
  6. constness
  7. constr
  8. constr.
  9. constrain
  10. constrainable
  11. constrained

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