Re: type_traits missing is_function?

From: Lois Goldthwaite (loisg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-18 12:57:51

No, functions are not implicitly convertible to void *. An explicit cast
may work on some platforms, but is not portable (and not
standard-compliant). Data pointers and function pointers are different
things, and may even be different sizes. 

Lois

John Maddock wrote:
> 
> How about this:  are functions implicitly convertible to void*, I *think*
> they are but haven't checked yet, a function would then be a type that is
> implicitly convertible to void* (but not a user defined conversion), but is
> not a pointer or array.  Does this make sence?