Jul 2, 2013 · What to choose: Cast or Convert for datetimes (Microsoft SQL Server)? I have had a look at the MSDN Specifications. At the first glance it seems there is no difference, except for …

I used to think that reinterpret_cast is OK for e.g. casting pointers to and from integer types (like e.g. DWORD_PTR), but to cast from a void* to a BYTE*, isn't static_cast OK? Are there any …

Sep 25, 2008 · Custom implicit/explicit casting: Usually a new object is created. Value Type Implicit: Copy without losing information. Value Type Explicit: Copy and information might be …

Jul 20, 2015 · Casting pointers is usually invalid in C. There are several reasons: Alignment. It's possible that, due to alignment considerations, the destination pointer type is not able to …

May 25, 2009 · Java allows us to cast variables of one type to another as long as the casting happens between compatible data types. For example you can cast a String as an Object and …

Jan 27, 2023 · Hello.I've recently installed Windows 11 and now whenever I cast to my TV (as a wireless monitor), Windows only casts picture, but not sound. The sound still goes through my …

Casting of an object does NOT change anything; it is just the way the compiler treats it. The only reason to do something like that is to check if the object is an instance of the given class or of …

Aug 26, 2008 · Static cast is also used to cast pointers to related types, for example casting void* to the appropriate type. dynamic_cast. Dynamic cast is used to convert pointers and …

Mar 13, 2011 · Casting in Java isn't magic, it's you telling the compiler that an Object of type A is actually of more specific type B, and thus gaining access to all the methods on B that you …

Dec 16, 2011 · Casting is very important in database operations, for instance. For example on a parameterized PDO query, there will be a struggle sometimes for the parser to realize it is a …