1. What is the difference about static_cast and reinterpret_cast
2. Can the data type of a pointer be explicitly converted. I tried doing a conversion with static_cast and reinterpret_cast
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1. What is the difference about static_cast and reinterpret_cast
2. Can the data type of a pointer be explicitly converted. I tried doing a conversion with static_cast and reinterpret_cast
There were hundreds of such questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by mdennis10
Converted to what, it depends. Any pointer can be converted to/from void* (without reinterpret_cast).Quote:
Originally Posted by mdennis10
There are more details than this, but the meat as quoted from the C++ standard:Quote:
Originally Posted by mdennis10
- An expression e can be explicitly converted to a type T using a static_cast of the form static_cast<T>(e) if the declaration “T t(e);” is well-formed, for some invented temporary variable t.
- The mapping performed by reinterpret_cast is implementation-defined. [Note: it might, or might not, produce a representation different from the original value. ]
Converted from what to what?Quote:
Originally Posted by mdennis10