Re: [boost] dangerous_cast<>

From: Terje Slettebø (tslettebo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-04 11:00:00

>From: "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>

> Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > "David B. Held" <dheld_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >
> > | Does this have any merit whatsoever?
> > |
> > | template <typename T, typename U>
> > | T* dangerous_cast(U* p)
> > | {
> > |     return static_cast<T*>(static_cast<void*>(p));
> > | }
> >
> > Is it any different from reinterpret_cast<T*>(p) ?
>
> It might be, depending on your compiler. The behavior of
> reinterpret_cast<T*> is implementation-defined.

Doesn't that mean that dangerous_cast would also be implementation-defined?
:)

Regards,

Terje