这就是答案。
但首先,布道:
指针和它指向的东西是两个独立的对象。任何一个,都不是,或者两者都可能是 const,而 const 指针仅仅意味着它不会指向不同的东西。如果指针是 const,则不能通过(可能是非 const)指针更改对象。
话虽如此,我们(我)经常编写使用unique_ptr 或shared_ptr 作为pimpl 的值语义包装对象。通常我们希望将包装器的 constness 传播到 impl。
我相信 c++17 会用它的 propagate_const 指针包装器解决这个问题。
与此同时,您可以轻松构建自己的:
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
namespace traits
{
template<class T> struct pointee;
template<class T, class D>
struct pointee<std::unique_ptr<T, D>> {
using type = T;
};
template<class T>
struct pointee<std::shared_ptr<T>> {
using type = T;
};
template<class T> using pointee_t = typename pointee<T>::type;
}
template<class PointerType>
struct propagate_const
{
using pointer_type = PointerType;
using element_type = traits::pointee_t<pointer_type>;
using value_type = std::decay_t<element_type>;
using reference = value_type&;
using const_reference = const value_type&;
propagate_const(pointer_type p) : _ptr(std::move(p)) {}
const_reference operator*() const {
return *_ptr;
}
auto operator*()
-> std::enable_if_t<not std::is_const<element_type>::value, reference>
{
return *_ptr;
}
private:
pointer_type _ptr;
};
template<class PointerType>
auto make_propagating_pointer(PointerType&& p)
{
return propagate_const<PointerType>(std::forward<PointerType>(p));
}
int main()
{
using namespace std;
vector<propagate_const<shared_ptr<string>>> v;
v.emplace_back(make_shared<string>("hello"));
for (const auto& p : v)
{
// *p += " there"; // compile error
cout << *p;
cout << endl;
}
for (auto& p : v)
{
*p += " there";
cout << *p;
cout << endl;
}
return 0;
}
预期输出:
hello
hello there
这个很简单,只支持operator*,但是添加一整套操作符很简单。请注意,当指针为 const 时,我禁用了可变访问。
参考:http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/experimental/propagate_const
为了好玩,这里有一个 shared_string 类的完整示例,它在内部使用 shared_ptr 并正确传播 constness。
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
template<class PointerType>
struct propagate_const
{
using pointer_type = PointerType;
using element_type = std::remove_reference_t<decltype(*std::declval<PointerType&>())>;
using reference = element_type&;
using const_reference = const element_type&;
propagate_const(pointer_type p) : _ptr(std::move(p)) {}
const_reference operator*() const {
return *_ptr;
}
auto operator*()
-> std::enable_if_t<not std::is_const<element_type>::value, reference>
{
return *_ptr;
}
private:
pointer_type _ptr;
};
template<class PointerType>
auto make_propagating_pointer(PointerType&& p)
{
return propagate_const<PointerType>(std::forward<PointerType>(p));
}
struct shared_string
{
shared_string(std::string s) : _impl(std::make_shared<std::string>(std::move(s))) {};
shared_string(std::shared_ptr<std::string> sp) : _impl(sp) {};
shared_string(propagate_const<std::shared_ptr<std::string>> sp) : _impl(sp) {};
auto& operator += (const std::string& s) {
*_impl += s;
return *this;
}
friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const shared_string& ss) {
return os << *(ss._impl);
}
private:
propagate_const<std::shared_ptr<std::string>> _impl;
};
template<class T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_const<T>::value>* = nullptr >
std::string check_const(T&)
{
return std::string("const");
}
template<class T, std::enable_if_t<not std::is_const<T>::value>* = nullptr >
std::string check_const(T&)
{
return std::string("not const");
}
int main()
{
using namespace std;
// a vector of mutable shared_strings
vector<shared_string> v;
// a vector of immutable shared_strings
vector<const shared_string> cv;
// make a shared_string
v.emplace_back(make_shared<string>("hello"));
// refer to the *same one* in cv
cv.emplace_back(v[0]);
for (const auto& p : v)
{
// *p += " there"; // immutable reference to mutable shared string - not allowed
cout << check_const(p) << " " << p;
cout << endl;
}
for (auto& p : v)
{
cout << check_const(p) << " " << p;
p += " there"; // mutable reference to mutable shared string - allowed
cout << " becomes " << p;
cout << endl;
}
for (auto&p : cv)
{
cout << check_const(p) << " " << p;
// p += " world"; // p is actually immutable because cv contains immutable objects
cout << endl;
}
return 0;
}
预期输出:
const hello
not const hello becomes hello there
const hello there