Adding const keyword to an array passed as a parameter to function

Question

Is there any way that I can add const keyword to an array passed as a parameter to function:

void foo(char arr_arg[])

If I place <

Answer 1

There's several ways in C++, but none are quite what you seem to be expecting.

//typedef has a very clear intent
typedef char* array;
void f0(const array a) {}

//switch to pointers to sidestep the problem
void f1(char* const a) {}

//references are inherently const
//can't take pointers, but guarantees the size, sometimes nice
//this version obviously doesn't work in C
template
void f2(char (&a)[n]) {}

http://ideone.com/4LvYT