On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Warren Robbins wrote: >Question: Why does sprintbit() use a const char *whatever[] as of bpl14? >If my memory serves me, it wasn't constant before. Does this create a >problem? I question this because, I could in theory make a clan code >which creates a character array that would not be a constant, and in >theory use sprintbit. Why the `const'? Because sprintbit() doesn't change the array, thus it can accept a const. -- George Greer, greerga@circlemud.org | Genius may have its limitations, but http://mouse.van.ml.org/ (not done) | stupidity is not thus handicapped. http://www.van.ml.org/CircleMUD/ | -- Elbert Hubbard +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://democracy.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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