C++ Mutable

What is need for Mutable?

• Data members cannot be changed in const objects.
• In some scenarios this is required and mutable keyword provides the solution.

Demonstrate the usage of mutable keyword

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class MyClass {
       mutable int x;
       int y;
   public:
       MyClass (int a, int b)
       {
           x=a;
           y=b;
       }

       void SetX(int a) const
       {
           x=a;
       }

       void SetY(int b) const
       {
              /* Compilation Error
               y=b;
               Error E2024 mutable.cpp 21: Cannot modify a const object in function MyClass::SetY(int) const
               */
       }
};

int main() {
 
   // Create a const object
   const MyClass obj(5,5);

   obj.SetX(10);

   return 0;
}