Thread: What is the difference between (uchar) *p and (uchar *)p?

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Hi all,

Please clarify me the difference between (uchar) *p and (uchar * ) p
Most of the time i got confused about this.
Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rajisankar.

(uchar)*p -> cast *p value to (uchar) type.
(uchar*)p -> cast p to pointer to uchar.

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Hi,

(uchar)*p means unsigned char pointer.p points to unsigned char.
But (uchar *) p means?Could you explain me briefly?please.
thanks.

Regards,
Rajisankar.

Read them from left to right.

*p dereference the pointer, then the result is casted to uchar.
In (uchar*)p, the pointer type is casted to a uchar pointer.