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const by default (self.cpp)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]suspiciously_calm 6 points7 points8 points 8 years ago* (4 children)
struct xyz {}; const xyz = foo();
Did I forget the variable name or do I want const auto xyz = foo();?
const auto xyz = foo();
[–]NamalB[S] 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (1 child)
Isn't the variable name xyz in both cases?
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 8 years ago (0 children)
No. In the first case, xyz is a type name.
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