Sergio Masci wrote:
>
> > > cost ship * p;
>
> is this cost actually const?
>
> You can read from but not write to a const location.
> const meens constant, unchanging. Declaring a const
> pointer meens that it points to something which must
> not be changed.
>
> > > p=&ship1;
> > > (*p).temperature=123;
> > > the error message is same.

The p pointer is const, but the &ship1 expression is the address of the
ship1 variable. (*p).temperature=123; is point to the ship1.temperature
varible. So the ship1.temperature=123; and (*p).temperature=123; is must
be equal. When i read from work, when write not, this looks like a bug.

udv
Csaba

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