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Does accessing enums through int pointers break the strict aliasing rule? Or are enums treated as ints?
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enums might not even be the same SIZE as an int, so no, stop thinking about whatever it is you're trying to do.
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Ah! I wasn't aware of that.
Thanks
I believe that in C++0x you can do this:
To force it to be of integer size. Though I'm not 100% sure about this and have no time to verify atm.Code:enum SomeName : int {
correctOriginally Posted by EVOEx
Why would you want to acess an enum through an int pointer?
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It's a function that is overloaded for a bunch of basic types, but not enum types, so I thought maybe I can just use the int version.
Ended up doing something completely different.
