How to achieve const-correctness in C#?

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I have programmed C++ for many years but am fairly new to C#. While learning C# I found that the use of the const keyword is much more limited than in C++. AFAIK, there is, for example, no way to declare arguments to a function const. I feel uncomfortable with the idea that I may make inadvertent changes to my function arguments (which may be complex data structures) that I can only detect by testing.

How do you deal with this situation?

Andreas--I misread the question. I've removed my reply since I referenced C++ which is not what you were asking. Sorry about that. — Onorio Catenacci, Sep 25 '08 at 12:26
It was also answered recently on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/114149/const-correctness-in-c — Chris Ballard, Sep 25 '08 at 11:00

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '08 at 10:59

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There is an excellent blog post about this issue by Stan Lippman: A question of const

answered Sep 25 '08 at 10:59

Armin Ronacher

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This posting is about C++/CLI, not C# – Seb Rose Sep 25 '08 at 11:04
It's an explanation why it's not there at all. In any .NET language. – Armin Ronacher Sep 25 '08 at 11:11

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 25 '08 at 11:06

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If it matters, I use immutable objects. Or, at a minimum, I use the logic in my property setters.

answered Sep 25 '08 at 11:06

How to achieve const-correctness in C#?

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