On 5/14/2011 0:40, Warp wrote:
>    For example, in C the only way to make an explicit cast is using the
> syntax "(type) variable". However, C++ added the possibility of writing
> such casts as "type(variable)". This allows for 'type' to not only be a
> basic type, but also a class (in which case it would be a constructor
> call).

That's cool. I'm still not sure whether to like C++ or hate it. ;-)

So what's the static_cast<...> bit all about, then? Is that just something 
easy to grep for, or does it have different semantics than a regular cast?

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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    driving without turn signals."

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