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Prefer to use <tt>const_iterators</tt> over normal iterators when possible. Containers, which are being implicitly shared often detach when a call to a non-const <tt>begin()</tt> or <tt>end()</tt> methods is made ({{qt|QList}} is an example of such a container). When using a const_iterator also watch out that you are really calling the const version of <tt>begin()</tt> and <tt>end()</tt>. Unless your container is actually const itself this probably will not be the case, possibly causing an unnecessary detach of your container. So basically whenever you use const_iterator initialize them using <tt>constBegin()</tt>/<tt>constEnd()</tt> instead, to be on the safe side.

Prefer to use const_iterators over normal iterators when possible. Containers, which are being implicitly shared often detach when a call to a non-const begin() or end() methods is made (QList is an example of such a container). When using a const_iterator also watch out that you are really calling the const version of begin() and end(). Unless your container is actually const itself this probably will not be the case, possibly causing an unnecessary detach of your container. So basically whenever you use const_iterator initialize them using constBegin()/constEnd() instead, to be on the safe side.