5 May
2012
5 May
'12
1:44 a.m.
On Fri May 4 2012 18:29:35 Darrell Anderson wrote:
Because the compiler can warn you if somebody changes a
declaration and the cast turns into something other than
a static cast.
It's better to use a static_cast, dynamic_cast, const_cast
or reinterpret_cast than the old-fashioned cast which can
try too hard when you'd rather have a warning.
--Mike Bird
(iCCP_data)ICCColorProfile.data() is better replaced by
static_cast<iCCP_data>(ICCColorProfile.data()).
This also applies to the digikam patch.
Trying to learn: why is that better?