A const method can't affect other threads, but other threads can > affect a const method. > > Suppose a const function is reading a large data object. If the object > wasn't locked, other threads could modify it while the first function > is in the middle of reading it, potentially corrupting the result of > the first function. >
You're right. But I was asking about the specific senario the OP mentioned, i.e with only readers operating on an object, no writers. Thanks, -mandeep > > Sze-Howe >
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