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Discussion: Will It Move?

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C++
#include <iostream>
struct Member
{
};
struct WillItMove
{
    WillItMove() = default;
    WillItMove(WillItMove &&) = default;
    const Member constMember_{};
};
int main()
{
    WillItMove objectWithConstMember;
    WillItMove moved{std::move(objectWithConstMember)};
    std::cout << "It moved!\n";
}

The WillItMove has a const member. We can’t move from a const object, so why could we still move from objectWithConstMember?

Understanding the output

In this puzzle, we first initialize WillItMove objectWithConstMember;. Then, on line 17, we initialize a new ...

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