How to call a non-const function within a const function (C++)

Question

I have a legacy function that looks like this:

int Random() const
{
  return var_ ? 4 : 0;
}

and I need to call a function within that lega

Answer 1

if it's really a random number generator, then the number generation code/state could likely be placed in a class-local static generator. this way, your object is not mutated and the method may remain const.