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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: binding reference of type =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=98unsigned_char&?= =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=99?= to =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=98const?= unsigned =?utf-8?Q?ch?= =?utf-8?Q?ar=E2=80=99?= discards qualifiers
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newsgroup name as "comp.lang.c%2b%2b"; can someone confirm that?)

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M Powell <forumsmp@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi all,  thought I had a decent handle on some aspects of C++ but this one has me stomped.   I'm using an API (Driver that I cant change).   For brevity here's a snippet
>
> #include <iostream>
> #include <sstream>
> #include <string>
>
>
> template < class In, unsigned int In_depth ,
>            class Out, unsigned int Out_depth >
> class Driver {
> public :
>   bool GetFromOutputFIFO ( Out& msg_data, unsigned int & msg_size ) {
> 	//stuff
> 	return true ;
>   }
>
>   bool GetFromOutputFIFO ( const void* msg_data, unsigned int & msg_size ) {
> 	return GetFromOutputFIFO ( * (const In *) msg_data, msg_size ) ;
>   }
> };
>
> class Foo
> {
>   Driver < unsigned char, 10, unsigned char, 10 > driver ;
> public :
>   unsigned int WriteOut ( const unsigned int address, const unsigned char* buf,
> 		                  const unsigned int len, const bool send )
>   {
> 	unsigned int ll = len ;
> 	driver.GetFromOutputFIFO (  buf , ll );
> 	//driver.GetFromOutputFIFO ( const_cast < unsigned char* > ( buf ), ll );
> 	//driver.GetFromOutputFIFO
> 	//( const_cast < unsigned char* > ( const_cast < unsigned char* > ( buf ) ), ll );
>
>   }
> };
>
> int main() 
> {
> }
>
>
> The error
> error: binding reference of type ‘unsigned char&’ to ‘const unsigned char’ discards qualifiers
>
> How do I pass in buf to GetFromOutputFIFO ?
>
> Thanks in advance 

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips Healthcare
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */