From: firewind <firewind AT metroid DOT ml DOT org>
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Subject: Re: Casting void pointers
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:21:36 -0600
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On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, Todd Rowan wrote:

> How do you explicity cast a void pointer to a function pointer? Or do you
> even need to cast void pointers manually?

That depends. A void pointer must be cast or reassigned prior to dereferencing
it, but in assignments, no cast is required.

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