Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer?

From	Edek <edek.pienkowski@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer?
Date	2011-08-26 15:29 +0200
Organization	ATMAN - ATM S.A.
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On 08/26/2011 02:40 PM, A wrote:
> I do not understand though reluctance to use C style casts.
>
> They can cast to reinterpret_cast but they also try out the weaker cast
> before. It is just automatic way to do what you would do manually - first
> try const_cast, then static_cast and finally reinterpret_cast... yes, it can
> use reinterpret_cast but you would have to use it anyway in a particular
> case where you really need it.
>
> So what's wrong with little automation, providing that you know what you are
> doing with casts?
>
>

C++ has many features you do not have to use. If you do not like
this part of type enforcement, then don't, just mind others working
on the same code.

I would prefer static_cast, because
- it is grepable (C-style cast is not so grepable)
- it is more strict than reinterpret_cast and C-style.
   If I (or someone else) changes the type of pThis,
   it might rightly generate an error

In both cases, it might save a lot of time otherwise spent
on debugging.

Edek

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which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-08-25 23:58 +0200
  Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-25 16:19 -0700
  Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-25 18:59 -0500
  Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach:usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-08-26 08:02 +0200
  Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "Duga Chernobyl" <duga_c3@gmx.com> - 2011-08-26 10:05 +0200
    Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-08-26 14:40 +0200
      Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-26 13:59 +0100
      Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "Duga Chernobyl" <duga_c3@gmx.com> - 2011-08-26 15:19 +0200
        Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-26 21:27 +0000
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach:usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-08-27 01:28 +0200
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? "Duga Chernobyl" <duga_c3@gmx.com> - 2011-08-27 10:23 +0200
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-27 12:10 +0000
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? RaZiel <raziel_206_@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-27 21:55 +0200
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> - 2011-09-01 08:03 +0900
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-31 23:11 -0700
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-09-01 19:34 +0000
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 15:37 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 00:30 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> - 2011-09-03 18:26 +0900
      Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Edek <edek.pienkowski@gmail.com> - 2011-08-26 15:29 +0200
      Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-27 09:35 -0700
        Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-27 18:38 +0000
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-27 12:32 -0700
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-27 14:51 -0700
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-29 14:10 +0000
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-30 07:23 -0700
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-29 11:32 +0000
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-27 14:37 -0700
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-28 10:06 +1200
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-27 15:27 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-28 10:47 +1200
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-27 15:42 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-28 04:15 +0100
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-27 15:52 -0700
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-28 01:54 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Keith H Duggar <duggar@alum.mit.edu> - 2011-09-04 19:16 -0700
            Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-29 18:16 +0000
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-29 16:35 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-30 04:13 +0100
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-30 06:03 +0000
              Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-30 07:12 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-31 06:16 +0000
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-01 03:05 -0700
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-09-01 07:00 +0000
                Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-31 13:21 -0700
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-28 19:30 +0000
      Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-27 12:19 -0700
        Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2011-08-28 12:08 +0200
        Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-08-28 19:44 +0000
          Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-28 13:41 -0700
    Re: which of these 3 casts would you prefer? Anand Hariharan <mailto.anand.hariharan@gmail.com> - 2011-08-26 07:30 -0700

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