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The dynamic_cast operator in C++ is used for downcasting a reference or pointer to a more specific type in the class hierarchy. Unlike the static_cast, the target of the dynamic_cast must be a pointer or reference to class. Unlike static_cast and C-style typecast
The reinterpret cast technique from C/C++ also works in Pascal. This can be useful, when eg. reading dwords from a byte stream, and we want to treat them as float. Here is a working example, where we reinterpret-cast a dword to a float:
Import can be classified by level (module, package, class, procedure,...) and by syntax (directive name, attributes,...). File include #include < filename > or #include " filename " – C preprocessor used in conjunction with C and C++ and other development tools
The C++ standard library is designed to be minimalistic, providing only a standardised set of general use features, while the Java Class Library and Java Platform Module System (the Java standard library) is much more extensive, providing a much larger comprehensive standardised set of features, such as graphics, UI creation, and more.
The word cast, on the other hand, refers to explicitly changing the interpretation of the bit pattern representing a value from one type to another. For example, 32 contiguous bits may be treated as an array of 32 Booleans, a 4-byte string, an unsigned 32-bit integer or an IEEE single precision floating point value.
In class-based programming, downcasting, or type refinement, is the act of casting a base or parent class reference, to a more restricted derived class reference. [1] This is only allowable if the object is already an instance of the derived class, and so this conversion is inherently fallible.
Those operators that are in C are also in Java, Perl, C#, and PHP with the same precedence, associativity, and semantics. From the article. I'm happy for something similar to go back in, but as it stands it is not true, as for example the comma operator, which is in C, is not in java or C#. Mrjeff 14:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
The following examples illustrates how C++ cast operators can break type safety when used incorrectly. The first example shows how basic data types can be incorrectly cast: #include <iostream> using namespace std ; int main () { int ival = 5 ; // integer value float fval = reinterpret_cast < float &> ( ival ); // reinterpret bit pattern cout ...