-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Robert Ramey Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 5:32 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] warning policy issue
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it's suggested that the following warning at level 4 can be eliminated with a static cast
warning C4244: 'argument' : conversion from <type1> to <type2> possible loss of data
I've found this not to be true at least with msvc 7.1
With MVSC Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Version 9.0.21022.8 RTM Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1 if I write long x = 1234567890; short y = x; I get a c4244 warning, but adding static_cast long x = 1234567890; short y = static_cast<short>(x); I don't get a warning (even if I don't get the value I might be expecting ;-) My recollection (dim!) is that 7.1 works the same. Are you quite sure you are casting to the right type? Or is suppressing the line of least resistance (sounds a bit dodgy to me). Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com