21 Apr
2005
21 Apr
'05
1:59 a.m.
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