003_utility_as_const.cpp

#include <string>
#include <cassert>
#include <utility>
#include <type_traits>
 
int main()
{
    std::string mutableString = "Hello World!";
    auto&& constRef = std::as_const(mutableString);
 
//  mutableString.clear(); // OK
//  constRef.clear(); // error: 'constRef' is 'const' qualified,
                      //        but 'clear' is not marked const
 
    assert( &constRef == &mutableString );
    assert( &std::as_const( mutableString ) == &mutableString );
 
    using ExprType = std::remove_reference_t<decltype(std::as_const(mutableString))>;
 
    static_assert(std::is_same_v<std::remove_const_t<ExprType>, std::string>,
            "ExprType should be some kind of string." );
    static_assert(!std::is_same_v<ExprType, std::string>,
            "ExprType shouldn't be a mutable string." );
}