• antiAlias (3/3) Aug 30 2004 Is cast() considered something to be used as sparingly as possible? For
• Vathix (6/9) Aug 30 2004 be

"antiAlias" <fu bar.com> writes:

Is cast() considered something to be used as sparingly as possible? For
instance, is it there to get you out of a jamb? Or, is cast() expected to be
used regularly, and as a matter of course?

"Vathix" <vathixSpamFix dprogramming.com> writes:

"antiAlias" <fu bar.com> wrote in message
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 Is cast() considered something to be used as sparingly as possible? For
 instance, is it there to get you out of a jamb? Or, is cast() expected to

be
 used regularly, and as a matter of course?

I'd say it depends. It's ok when working with void* or void[], when casting
object types and checking for null, and when casting different number types
(int, float, long; etc). Other than that, it should be avoided for safety.