Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > b. makes it more similar to a return type "string const &", and in | > combination with a. makes a transition to this type later (if wanted) | > easier. | | Hardly an argument, is it?
Better than "it is too long I can't read it" :-) Besides return type "string" is shorter than "string const &" and should give you almost the exact same thing. | [But if you let me have my will with regard to 'virtual' I'll immediately | stop quarrelling about the 'const' ;-)] It not really about my will or your will, but the coders will. I see no good reasons to not let coders use virtual... except then we should all do it... so... up for discussion I guess. -- Lgb