Const Correctness for String::Value

include/v8.h

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    * Converts an object to a utf8-encoded character array.  Useful if
    * you want to print the object.  If conversion to a string fails
    * (eg. due to an exception in the toString() method of the object)
    * then the length() method returns 0 and the * operator returns
    * NULL.
    */
   class V8EXPORT Utf8Value {
    public:
     explicit Utf8Value(Handle<v8::Value> obj);
     ~Utf8Value();
-    char* operator*() const { return str_; }
-    int length() { return length_; }
+    char* operator*() { return str_; }
+    const char* operator*() const { return str_; }
+    int length() const { return length_; }
    private:
     char* str_;
     int length_;
 
     // Disallow copying and assigning.
     Utf8Value(const Utf8Value&);
     void operator=(const Utf8Value&);
   };
 
   /**
    * Converts an object to an ascii string.
    * Useful if you want to print the object.
    * If conversion to a string fails (eg. due to an exception in the toString()
    * method of the object) then the length() method returns 0 and the * operator
    * returns NULL.
    */
   class V8EXPORT AsciiValue {
    public:
     explicit AsciiValue(Handle<v8::Value> obj);
     ~AsciiValue();
-    char* operator*() const { return str_; }
-    int length() { return length_; }
+    char* operator*() { return str_; }
+    const char* operator*() const { return str_; }
+    int length() const { return length_; }
    private:
     char* str_;
     int length_;
 
     // Disallow copying and assigning.
     AsciiValue(const AsciiValue&);
     void operator=(const AsciiValue&);
   };
 
   /**
    * Converts an object to a two-byte string.
    * If conversion to a string fails (eg. due to an exception in the toString()
    * method of the object) then the length() method returns 0 and the * operator
    * returns NULL.
    */
   class V8EXPORT Value {
    public:
     explicit Value(Handle<v8::Value> obj);
     ~Value();
-    uint16_t* operator*() const { return str_; }
-    int length() { return length_; }
+    uint16_t* operator*() { return str_; }
+    const uint16_t* operator*() const { return str_; }
+    int length() const { return length_; }
    private:
     uint16_t* str_;
     int length_;
 
     // Disallow copying and assigning.
     Value(const Value&);
     void operator=(const Value&);
   };
   
  private:
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 }  // namespace v8
 
 
 #undef V8EXPORT
 #undef V8EXPORT_INLINE
 #undef TYPE_CHECK
 
 
 #endif  // V8_H_