Re: [Boost-users] (de)serializing map<const A*>

Hi Robert, I am using VC++ 2003 I must say, the following workaround just work :) :) :) void load(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { void * xptr; xptr = & fiducialPairSearchRegionMap; map *mptr; mptr = static_cast >(xptr); ar >> *mptr; } Btw, may I know what is the reason behind of using static_cast instead of reinterpret_cast (reinterpert_cast can be compiled too)? Is it by following a thumb of rule, "use static_cast if you can and use reinterpret_cast if you have to"? Thank you very much! yccheok