[osg-users] ref_ptr/observer_ptr: constness of get()

[Craig Bosma]

Hi,

I was hoping someone might be willing to explain to me the difference in
const-semantics between ref_ptr and observer_ptr, i.e. why is it that I
can get a non-const pointer from get() on a const ref_ptr, but not from
an observer_ptr? Is this by design?

osg/ref_ptr
	T* get() const { ... }

osg/observer_ptr
	T* get() { ... };
	const T* get() const { ... }

I only ask because it caused me some confusion the other day when
converting some ref_ptrs to observer_ptrs and vice versa.

Thanks,
Craig

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