Re: [boost] dangerous_cast<>

From: Gabriel Dos Reis (gdr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-04 14:21:07

David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:

| Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr_at_[hidden]> writes:
| 
| > Hmm, I have a couple of questions answers to which will help me
| > get your point.
| >
| >  1) Why can't you do that with reinterpret_cast?
| 
| You can, but the results are non-portable

No more non-portable than with dangerous_cast<>.

| >  2) Why is that supposed to be better than reinterpret_cast<>?
| 
| The results are portable

Please, walk me through the details.

-- Gaby