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(int *)(p) // where p is an char pointer //
Mar 5 '08 #1
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gpraghuram
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(int *)(p) // where p is an char pointer //

This is on the left or right side of the expression?
If it is on right side then the pointer p is being type-casted

Raghuram
Mar 5 '08 #2
tburger
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Type casting refers to the dynamic process in which one data type is converted into another at the programmer's discretion. In this case, you are "forcing" p to become an integer pointer. This is usually applied when you want to use the data for a particular operation that requires a different data type...

Until again,

Tom
Mar 5 '08 #3

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