A type conversion question

[Tao Lu]

class A
{
pub:
A(const char*); //1
A(char *); //2
} ;

if i do A a("blah");
which constructor should be called?

because "blah" is a char * const ...so I am not sure about the
conversion that would happen.

I have tested on both gcc and vc and gcc used cotr 1 while vc used 2.
What does the Spec say about this situation?

Thanks.

 

[Siemel Naran]

class A
{
pub:
A(const char*); //1
A(char *); //2
} ;

if i do A a("blah");
which constructor should be called?

My guess is for A::A(const char *) because string literals in C++ have type
const char *.

 

[Rolf Magnus]

My guess is for A::A(const char *) because string literals in C++ have
type const char *.

Actually, they are of type const char[number_of_characters+1]. But even
though both the conversion to const char* and to char* are allowed for
string literals, I think the former is to be used.