Anitha Boyapati writes: > > I have one more question : Now that my code is heavily loaded with > reinterpret_cast, does this have a performance problem ? In short, > does exhaustive usage of reinterpret_cast hinder performance ? It certainly won't help. Because the pointer can point to anything the compiler isn't able to do any alias analysis that will help performance. Andrew. -- Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, UK Registered in England and Wales No. 3798903