Re: "Conversions" of types

From	Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: "Conversions" of types
Date	2019-06-09 11:44 -0700
Organization	None to speak of
Message-ID	<lnsgsir42l.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink)
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ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:
> |Any pointer type may be converted to an integer type.
> N2310, 6.3.2.3p6
>
>   If this is true, then may I ask: Which integer type
>   is the result of the conversion of the pointer type
>   »double *« to an integer type?
>
>   Don't they mean:
>
> Any /value of/ an expression of pointer type may be 
> converted to a /value of/ an integer type.

Yes.

>   ? Or does it really make sense to say that a /type/
>   can be converted to another type?

No.  The wording in the standard is slightly informal.  The intent is
clear enough that I don't have a problem with it, though I wouldn't
mind if it were changed to refer to values.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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Re: "Conversions" of types Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-06-09 11:44 -0700
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    Re: "Conversions" of types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-06-10 03:27 -0700
      Re: "Conversions" of types David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-06-10 13:24 +0200
    Re: "Conversions" of types Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-06-10 14:00 -0700

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