Re: will the pointer survive?

From: Unforgiven (jaapd3000_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/14/03 

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:34:32 +0100

Allen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Will my pointer survive this conversion?
>
> MyType_tag MyType;
> MyType_tag* pMyPntr = &MyType;
> int iUglyTempStorage = (int)pMyPntr;
> MyType_tag* pMyOtherPntr = (MyType_tag*)iUglyTempStorage;

Only if you're using a platform where an int is the same size as a pointer. 

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