// const-cast.cc
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class MyClass {
  public:
    void Print() { // should be declared const but isn't
      cout << "Object prints!" << endl; 
    }
};


// const below promises PrintData() won't change X, but
// we didn't declare MyClass::Print() as const, so X.Print() looks
// like trouble to the compiler
void PrintData(const MyClass& X) {
  // X.Print(); // compiler gives error
  MyClass& Y = const_cast <MyClass&>(X); // workaround
  Y.Print();
}

int main()
{
  MyClass X;
  PrintData(X);
}