The compiler/standard library we use will not accept std::vector<const A>
Avec.  Is this conforming behavior, or merely an implementation peculiarity?



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Robert Stafford wrote in message <7c1049$qq2$1@uuneo.neosoft.com>...
>The compiler/standard library we use will not accept std::vector<const
A>
>Avec.  Is this conforming behavior, or merely an implementation
peculiarity?


This is conforming behavior.  One of the requirements for using any of
the standard containers (from 23.1/3 in the standard) is:

"The type of objects stored in these components must meet the
requirements of CopyConstructible types, and the additional requirements
of Assignable types."

CopyConstructible is no problem, but const objects aren't Assignable, so
you can't put them in any of the standard collections.

--
Nate Lewis, MCSD
nlewis@mindspring.com



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