reinterpret_cast problem

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:59:59 +0530, hack_tick <> wrote:

> hi there
> i m trying to convert (viod *) data to (unsigned char) using
> reinterpret_cast as following
>
> void *aData; // some data already provided
>
> unsigned char c = reinterpret_cast<unsingned char>(aData);
>
> and the gcc is giving me the following error
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> reinterpret_cast from
> `void*' to `unsigned char' loses precision
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> is this what i m doing is valid Standard C++ ???
>
> I have kept settings to treat all warning as Errors, so this is giving me
> error
>
> any suggestions ??
>

Converting void* to unsigned char is a completely meaningless thing to do.
As the warning states, void* is four bytes (probably) and unsigned char is
one byte, so you are losing information.

Are you sure you didn't mean to convert to unsigned char*? That would make
a lot more sense.

john

John Harrison

hi there
i m trying to convert (viod *) data to (unsigned char) using
reinterpret_cast as following

void *aData; // some data already provided

unsigned char c = reinterpret_cast<unsingned char>(aData);

and the gcc is giving me the following error

-------------------------------------------------
reinterpret_cast from
`void*' to `unsigned char' loses precision
-------------------------------------------------

is this what i m doing is valid Standard C++ ???

I have kept settings to treat all warning as Errors, so this is giving me
error

any suggestions ??

hack_tick

"hack_tick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> hi there
> i m trying to convert (viod *) data to (unsigned char) using
> reinterpret_cast as following
>
> void *aData; // some data already provided
>
> unsigned char c = reinterpret_cast<unsingned char>(aData);
>
> and the gcc is giving me the following error

reinterpret_cast means like telling the compiler that I know better than you
here, just carry out what I am saying. That's unsafe and compiler warns you
here that
it could be that the destination type is not big enough to hold the source
value. reinterpret_cast is very much standard C++.

Sharad Kala

hi there
"John Harrison" <> wrote in message
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[..]
> Converting void* to unsigned char is a completely meaningless thing to do.
> As the warning states, void* is four bytes (probably) and unsigned char is
> one byte, so you are losing information.
>
> Are you sure you didn't mean to convert to unsigned char*? That would make
> a lot more sense.

opps !! actually my mistake, it was (unsigned char *), sorry and thankx for
making me realize that

hack_tick

hack_tick wrote:
> hi there
> "John Harrison" <> wrote in message
> newspsa2ey3vg212331@andronicus...
> [..]
>
>>Converting void* to unsigned char is a completely meaningless thing to do.
>>As the warning states, void* is four bytes (probably) and unsigned char is
>>one byte, so you are losing information.
>>
>>Are you sure you didn't mean to convert to unsigned char*? That would make
>>a lot more sense.
>
>
> opps !! actually my mistake, it was (unsigned char *), sorry and thankx for
> making me realize that
>

I believe that you can use static_cast<> to cast a void* into
any-other-type*

red floyd

hi there
"red floyd" <> wrote in message
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[..]
> I believe that you can use static_cast<> to cast a void* into
> any-other-type*

yup we can, i was doing all in hurry and forgt the actual data it was
containing(address)

thanks for your reply

hack_tick

hack_tick wrote:

> hi there
> "red floyd" <> wrote in message
> news:ipMIc.10080$ m...
> [..]
>
>>I believe that you can use static_cast<> to cast a void* into
>>any-other-type*
>
>
> yup we can, i was doing all in hurry and forgt the actual data it was
> containing(address)
>
> thanks for your reply
>
>

just to add , reinterpret cast is best when you try to convert an
integer to a pointer. ( assuming the integer contains a valid address).
It is no doubt dangerous, ( and not portable, to add ) , but assuming
you know what you are doing , then it is best used in scenarios to
convert an integer to a pointer.

HTH

- Karthik.

Karthik