reinterpret_cast
changes the interpretation of the data within the object. const_cast
adds or removes the const
qualifier. Data representation and constness are orthogonal. So it makes sense to have different cast keywords.
So if I add constness using reinterpret_cast and if you reinterpret_cast the result back to the original type, it should result back to the original type and should not be UB, but that violates the fact that one should only use const_cast to remove the constness
That wouldn't even compile:
int * n = new int;
const * const_added = reinterpret_cast<const int *>(n);
int * original_type = reinterpret_cast<int*>(const_added);
// error: reinterpret_cast from type ‘const int*’ to type ‘int*’ casts away qualifiers