Float,double,int

[Bill 101]

Hi,

A short question: Is there any way to find what kind of data is stored in a void*?

I've assigned the value of a double to void* p, but sometimes a I have to use int or float. Please advise..

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

[Hammer]

>>Is there any way to find what kind of data is stored in a void*?
Yes, read your source code.

You can't deference a void pointer.

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    void *vp;
    float f = 1.1;
    float *fp;
    
    vp = &f;
    fp = vp;
    *vp = 1.2;  /* Illegal */
    *fp = 1.2;  /* Legal */
    return(0);
}

Does this help?

[edit]Beat!