1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index c55775242b..0a31ff557d 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ static const int VERSION = 32500;
 static const char* pszSubVer = "";
 static const bool VERSION_IS_BETA = true;
 
-
-
-
-
+// Used to bypass the rule against non-const reference to temporary
+// where it makes sense with wrappers such as CFlatData or CTxDB
+template<typename T>
+inline T& REF(const T& val)
+{
+    return const_cast<T&>(val);
+}
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //