const and non-const function overloading

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We have const and non-const function overloading in C++ as described here and used in STL iterators.

Do we have such method overloading in Java and C#?

heyy you got `Jon Skeet` answer :) – sunil Jul 26 '12 at 06:49 — sunil, Jul 26 '12 at 06:49

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 26 '12 at 06:43

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Java and C# don't have the concept of const functions, so the concept of overloading by const/non-const doesn't really apply.

answered Jul 26 '12 at 06:43

Jon Skeet

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Thanks Jon for the prompt clarification :) – zeropoint Jul 26 '12 at 07:16

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '12 at 07:02

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C# unfortunately does not support const methods or const parameters. There is a new feature in C# 2.0 that somewhat helps in a similar scenario. With C#2.0 get and set accessors of a property can be of different accessibility. So you can make the get accessor public and the set protected as follows

class MyClass

{

int _val;



    public int Val
   {
         protected set { _val = value; }

         get { return _val; }

   }

}

answered Jul 26 '12 at 07:02

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Or in C# 3... `public int Val { get; protected set; }` – Jon Skeet Jul 26 '12 at 07:32

const and non-const function overloading

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