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5-2-7 and void pointer conversions - rgamble - 13-07-2018
Are conversions between pointers to void and pointers to object types a violation of rule 5-2-7? It isn't clear what "object with pointer type" means here (or "unrelated pointer type" for that matter). Specifically, are either of the casts below a violation of Rule 5-2-7?
Code:
void bar(int *ip, void *vp) {
ip = static_cast(vp);
vp = static_cast(ip);
}Re: 5-2-7 and void pointer conversions - misra cpp - 17-07-2018
It was not intended that 5-2-7 should address the use of void* - though we recognise that this could be more clearly expressed, and will be clarified in the next issue
5-2-8 bans casts from void* to other pointer types, but casting a pointer type to void* is permitted