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Overloading cast operator with pointers
It is not often that one would need to do this, so use it with caution. But the following should work. Instead of var2 = (Class2*)var1; just insert an additional cast to pointer to void var2 = (Class2*)((void*)var1); Most compilers accept this. Mark -
Is Multithreading possible in c?
Absolutely! I don't know if Microsoft has included it (I don't do windows if I can avoid it), but most C and C++ compilers (such as g++) support pthreads. They are not obvious how to use, however. I'd suggest the PThreads book by O'Reilley. I was able to get it via interlibrary loan from my...
