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<h2 data-number="6.1" class="anchored" data-anchor-id="sec-pointer-var"><span class="header-section-number">6.1</span> Constant objects vs variable objects</h2>
<p>You can have a pointer that points to a constant object, or, a pointer that points to a variable object. But regardless of who this pointer is, a pointer <strong>must always respect the characteristics of the object that it points to</strong>. As a consequence, if the pointer points to a constant object, then, 