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Is comparing two void pointers to different objects defined in C++?

Inspired by this answer about dynamic cast to void*: ... bool eqdc(B* b1, B *b2) { return dynamic_cast<void*&…

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Generic programming in C

I am writing a generic linked list implementation in pure C. struct Node { void *value; struct Node *next; }; struct LinkedList { …

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When is uintptr_t preferred over intptr_t?

Given the requirement that I need to store the value of a "generic" pointer in a struct and have no …

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Pointer to void in C++?

I'm reading some code in the Ogre3D implementation and I can't understand what a void * type variable means. What …

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Does a pointer point to the LSB or MSB?

if I have the following code: int i = 5; void * ptr = &i; printf("%p", ptr); Will I get the LSB …

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Why is `boost::any` better than `void*`?

What inherent advantages do boost::any and boost::any_cast offer over using void* and dynamic_cast?

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dereferencing structure from (void *) type

i'm trying to pass data with void pointer and then cast it to (pData *) type. What am i doing wrong? …

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Is there a way to cast shared_ptr<void> to shared_ptr<T>?

I want to keep the smart behavior of std::shared_ptr. So is there a way to cast a shared …

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