drawbacks of a void pointer in C++

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A far as I know, a void pointer in C++ `void*` can point to anything. This might be quite useful (for me) if I want to develop a solution without using some sort of inheritance. But the question I want to know is whether there is any performance drawbacks in this approach?

Accepted Answer

The biggest drawback is that making use of void pointers stops the compiler from being able to enforce type checking. Especially in a language that supports object oriented principles, I think it would be strange to be making heavy use of void pointers.

You are more likely to find void pointers in C to mimic some polymorphic behavior, but the same type-safety concerns exist.

drawbacks of a void pointer in C++

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