Re: Gtkmm: gratitude and suggestions

[Maxim Udushlivy <maxim udushlivy gmail com>]

Murray Cumming wrote:

>  
>
> >        > About const functions: widgets are non-constant objects by
> >        their nature.
> >        > They can change by outside events, like DND. Aren't these
> >        const 
> >        > functions "misconcept" api and bloat documentation?
> >        
> >        const means whatever you choose it to mean. Most get functions
> >        don't
> >        change any state of the object whatsoever, so they should
> >        obviously be
> >        const.
> >
> > But you still have to have non-const counterparts because widgets
> > usually (always in most gui code) are not const objects.
> >    
>
> There is no problem with calling a const method on a non-const object.
>
> Murray
>
>
>  
Hmm... Those non-const "counterparts" are needed only for getter 
functions which return somehow "tied" objects which should be as const 
as widget itself (for example Label::get_layout). Right?

Ok, API is good (I especially like the ability to have widgets as class 
members), my suggestions were cosmetical.

Maxim