Given a void pointer, if I want to make the void pointer point to x bytes ahead, how will this be best done? Is there a better way than casting to a char pointer?
Given a void pointer, if I want to make the void pointer point to
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Given a void pointer, if I want to make the void pointer point to x bytes ahead, how will this be best done? Is there a better way than casting to a char pointer?
No (except having a
char *instead of avoid *to begin with, so you don’t have to cast it at all).If this is not desirable or possible, then the only way is:
(Note: if you are doing this sort of stuff in C++, usually there is a much better solution. Unless you are an expert and you already ruled out every other alternative, I suggest you post a new question asking if there is a better way to do what you’re trying to do!)