Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Question about pointers and casting

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Question about pointers and casting
From: troy d. straszheim (troy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-23 23:47:22

Ben wrote:
>   {
>     std::ifstream ifs(fname);
>     boost::archive::binary_iarchive ar(ifs);
>     ar >> static_cast<A*>(a2p);
>   }

You're trying to write to an rvalue.  Note that

   int *ip = 0;
   static_cast<int*>(ip) = 0;   // lvalue required as
                                // left operand of assignment

doesn't compile either...

-t