Shouldn't a mutable pointer be modifiable?

[Okwudili_Pat-Nebe]

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I expected option D to be correct, but it was marked wrong. Can someone please explain why?

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[Abdul_Mateen]

Hi @Okwudili_Pat-Nebe

In this lesson, the author says, “Returning a mutable pointer to a const value is useful. The pointed data cannot be modified, unlike const pointers, it is even taken into account by the compiler.”

Still, if you have any confusion, please feel free to contact us.

Thanks