The reinterpret_cast operator converts one type into a fundamentally different type. : cast « Class « C++






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The reinterpret_cast operator converts one type into a fundamentally different type.

   
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
   
int main()
{
  int i;
  char *p = "This is a string";
   
  i = reinterpret_cast<int> (p); // cast pointer to integer
   
  cout << i;
   
  return 0;
}








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