G'Day Paul,
 
-=> Quoting Paul Edwards to Frank Adam <=-

 FA> The pointers can be changed ++p p=p1, contents can't, *p='l' .
 PE> Thanks.  I dimly recall someone saying something about
 PE> const char * const x;
                                                   
 PE> I don't know if the last 2 are legal (the dim recollection says
They do compile, but must admit i've never seen the last one. 
I just did an interesting test on it, but just had to see what it does.
Well, it locks both the data and the pointer, i know how to get around 
changing the data, but having tried just about all possible and 
impossible combinations of casts, i can not get a const pointer to move.
                
 PE> they are), but in future, I'll try to remember the common bit under
 PE> the rule "const applies to the closest thing!".  BFN.  Paul.
char* const          x;   ;-)
 
  L8r Frank (fadam{at}ozemail.com.au).
  
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