Getting size of a const ArrayType?

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Hello,

While trying to use the C++ bindings to HDF5, I ran into a problem
where I have a const ArrayType and I want to get its size. The member
functions

  ArrayType::getArrayNDims
  ArrayType::getArrayDims

are not const. Is there a way to get the size of a const ArrayType
without resorting to a const_cast<>?

Thanks,
Walter Landry

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Hi Walter,

That was an oversight. I'll file a bug report for the next release.
Please use const_cast<> in the mean time.

Thank you,
​Binh-Minh

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Subject: [Hdf-forum] Getting size of a const ArrayType?

Hello,

While trying to use the C++ bindings to HDF5, I ran into a problem
where I have a const ArrayType and I want to get its size. The member
functions

  ArrayType::getArrayNDims
  ArrayType::getArrayDims

are not const. Is there a way to get the size of a const ArrayType
without resorting to a const_cast<>?

Thanks,
Walter Landry

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