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January 25, 2000 12:41 AM
So what exactly is the difference between an ordinary C-style cast and using static_cast?
January 25, 2000 02:19 AM
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So what exactly is the difference between an ordinary C-style cast and using static_cast?
In a nut shell? C pretends that the data was always of the data type that you cast it to, and then runs with it. C++ style casts do some level of type checking first. If something goes wrong with your cast, C++ will barf before C does.
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January 25, 2000 07:55 AM
quote: Original post by SiCrane
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An alternative is to use void * for data in your linked list. Then you only have one set of linked list code for all data types.
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I tried using a void pointer when I was making a linked list a while back.... All I got was a void object when I tried to store it in the void pointer! I think this is because my compiler treats void objects as non-existent or empty.
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