Re: [Boost-users] Pointer containers and raw arrays of pointers

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-17 10:01:55

on Mon Jul 16 2007, Thorsten Ottosen <thorsten.ottosen-AT-dezide.com> wrote:

>>         	// Won't work: no way to get to raw storage
>>         	return FiddleWithStuff(&output[0], count, ...);
>>         }
>
> Well, it's ugly, but you can do something along
>
> reinterpret_cast<OldStuff**>( &*output.begin().base() )

You should almost never recommend reinterpret_cast, as its semantics
are (mostly) implementation-defined.  You probably mean to static_cast
twice, passing through void*

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