RE: [boost] Proposal: force_cast<>

From: Gary Powell (powellg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-15 19:02:37

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I am therefore proposing it as an addition to Boost, and
will simply stuff it down to the bowels of boost::threads::detail::mac or
something if nobody else sees value in it.

Its purpose is to convert anything to anything, and it looks like this:

// force_cast will convert anything to anything.

template<class Return_Type, class Argument_Type>
inline Return_Type force_cast(const Argument_Type &rSrc)
    {    return(*reinterpret_cast<const Return_Type *>(&rSrc));    }

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Is there any interest in this?
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Yep, I like it.

   Yours,
   -Gary-

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