type conversion question

[bwalker]

I have a question about type conversion. In the following code, what
would be the correct way to convert the variable idOut to an unsigned
short reference? I know that I'm going to loose precision but that is
okay.

typedef int Id;

bool function( Id& idOut, const std::string &name)
{
return obj->getXXX(name, (unsigned short&)idOut);
}

I should use reintrepret_cast<>, correct?

Thanks.

-brad w.

 

[James Kanze]

I have a question about type conversion. In the following
code, what would be the correct way to convert the variable
idOut to an unsigned short reference? I know that I'm going to
loose precision but that is okay.

typedef int Id;

bool function( Id& idOut, const std::string &name)
{
return obj->getXXX(name, (unsigned short&)idOut);
}

I should use reintrepret_cast<>, correct?

Only if you want undefined behavior.