Thread: pointer type casting

hi all,

Code:

typedef unsigned int uint32
typedef unsinged short uint16
typedef unsinged char uint8

...
...
  uint8* data;
  uint32 source;
  *(uint32*)data=(uint32)source;

why would this code give the following error
"invalide operands of type "int" and "uint32*" to binary 'operator*' " ?

thank you in advance

1) casting source to uint32 is useless since it's an uint32 already
2) casting data (uint8*) to uint32* then trying to assign a value will write 3 bytes outside the valid range (DANGER!)
3) data isn't pointing at anything valid (DANGERx2!)
4) You should use static_cast and reinterpret_cast instead of the old C-style casts

What exactly are you trying to do?