Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Question about pointers andcasting

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Question about pointers andcasting
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-24 01:20:35

Ahhh - so try

    ar >> static_cast<A* &>(a2p);

Robert Ramey

troy d. straszheim wrote:
> Ben wrote:
>>   {
>>     std::ifstream ifs(fname);
>>     boost::archive::binary_iarchive ar(ifs);
>>     ar >> static_cast<A*>(a2p);
>>   }
>
> You're trying to write to an rvalue.  Note that
>
>   int *ip = 0;
>   static_cast<int*>(ip) = 0;   // lvalue required as
>                                // left operand of assignment
>
> doesn't compile either...
>
> -t