Which kind of cast is from Type* to void*?
c++, casting, pointers, visual-c++
Solution
It is a standard pointer conversion. Since it is a standard conversion, it doesn't require any explicit cast.
If you want to reproduce the behavior of that conversion with an explicit cast, it would be `static_cast`, not `reinterpret_cast`.
Be definition of `static_cast` given in 5.2.9/2, `static_cast` can perform all conversions that can be performed implicitly.
Problem
In C++ for any data type I can do the following: ``` Type* typedPointer = obtain(); void* voidPointer = typedPointer; ``` which cast is performed when I assign `Type*` to `void*`? Is this the same as ``` Type* typedPointer = obtain(); void* voidPointer = reinterpret_cast<void*>( typedPointer ); ``` or is it some other cast?