SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard

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The C++ Standard, [dcl.type.cv], paragraph 4 [ISO/IEC 14882-2014], states:

Except that any class member declared mutable can be modified, any attempt to modify a const object during its lifetime results in undefined behavior.

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SEI CERT C Coding Standard

EXP32-C. Do not access a volatile object through a nonvolatile reference
EXP05-C. Do not cast away a const qualification
EXP40-C. Do not modify constant objects 

Bibliography

[ISO/IEC 14882-2014]Subclause 7.1.6.1, "The cv-qualifiers"
[Sutter 04]Item 94, "Avoid Casting Away const"

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