For some reason, the widely accepted C++ style is to put const in front of things:
void Function(const std::vector<int>& v)
{
const int i = 123;
...
}
I pronounce this a bad choice. There's another legal way to use const, and I prefer it:
void Function(std::vector<int> const& v)
{
int const i = 123;
...
}
This is why:
const void* const* const p = ...; // Not so clear and consistent
void const* const* const p = ...; // Clear and consistent
void Method() const; // const comes after Method
When a pointer is const, the keyword comes after the asterisk. When a method is const, the keyword comes after the method. When a type is const, putting const after the type is always consistent.
Putting const in front, as per the usual style, makes things like:
const void* const* const p = ...;
... kinda confusing.
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