So long as Type has no ctor/dtor, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work.
On 4/20/05, Sean DeNigris
Hey-hey,
Is it proper to to use static_cast like this:
//Library.h - legacy library
typedef ??? Type; //library-defined, we don't know the actual type
typedef Type* PType; //library-defined pointer type
//sets bufSize to # bytes necessary if buf not big enough
LibraryFunction(PType buf, int* bufSize);
//MyCode.cpp
int bytesNeeded = 0;
LibraryFunction(0, &bytesNeeded);
scoped_array<Type>(static_cast<PType>(new BYTE[bytesNeeded]));
The legacy library tells us storage requirements in BYTEs, but I want to deal with 'Type's, not BYTEs.
Is there a conceivable reason why this could not be safe, even if it happens to be with the current implementation?
Thanks.
- Sean _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users
-- Cory Nelson http://www.int64.org