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1-Apr-09 11:55

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safe-cast serialization

Member 26037721-Apr-09 7:57

1-Apr-09 7:57

Is there a way in C++ to serialize objects into a char buffer without using reinterpret_cast or c-style casting (and backwards on the other end)? I also don't want to use C++ streams. I don't care how difficult it is.
Thanks

CPallini1-Apr-09 8:09

1-Apr-09 8:09

IMHO your requirements are not wise (why do you want to avoid cast?).
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Member 26037721-Apr-09 9:45

1-Apr-09 9:45

c-style cast is dangerous and hard to find in code. reinterpret_cast is not portable and just as dangerous as c-style. i want a typed way to serialize/deserialize.

CPallini1-Apr-09 10:50

1-Apr-09 10:50

Member 2603772 wrote:
c-style cast is dangerous and hard to find in code.

I don't think so. In your case, moreover, the cast is well scoped.
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Joe Woodbury1-Apr-09 8:40

Joe Woodbury

1-Apr-09 8:40

memcpy

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grassrootkit1-Apr-09 8:48

grassrootkit

1-Apr-09 8:48

memcpy

Thought about this one but that would require us to cast to void*. He's saying we cannot use c-style casts too.

Joe Woodbury1-Apr-09 8:50

Joe Woodbury

1-Apr-09 8:50

Ah, yes, he wants the MagicalSerialization() function.

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CPallini1-Apr-09 8:57

1-Apr-09 8:57

Joe Woodbury wrote:
Ah, yes, he wants the MagicalSerialization() function.

That's exactly the point.
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Member 26037721-Apr-09 9:46

1-Apr-09 9:46

If the answer is "It's impossible" that's fine. That's why I'm asking, because I don't know if a solution exists that satisfies my parameters.

Stuart Dootson1-Apr-09 8:53

1-Apr-09 8:53

No casts, C++ streams not necessary[^]

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Member 26037721-Apr-09 9:43

1-Apr-09 9:43

Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at the Boost serialization code to see how it is written.

Stuart Dootson1-Apr-09 9:50

1-Apr-09 9:50

Member 2603772 wrote:
I'll take a look at the Boost serialization code to see how it is written

You can try Smile | :)

It's not the simplest of code!

Boost code can often be difficult to follow...but it is usually good quality in terms of defect escape.

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CPallini1-Apr-09 10:51

convert 32bit to 8bit(256color) bmp?

1-Apr-09 10:51

Member 2603772 wrote:
Boost serialization code to see how it is written.

Possibly you'll find a cast, somewhere.
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Randyqiu1-Apr-09 7:24

Randyqiu

1-Apr-09 7:24

Hello,I'm a new boy here.
Who can give me some entire source code about conventing 32bits to 8bits?My project need such a interface function dealing with a 32bits bmp file and make it a 8bits bmp,even restoring the bmp file.Plesase give me an entire code like this :
void true32to8color(pszFile)
{
.......
}
because I don't have so much time to learn this.
thanks,any help will be appreciated!!!!!!!

CPallini1-Apr-09 7:46

1-Apr-09 7:46

Randyqiu wrote:
Who can give me some entire source code about conventing 32bits to 8bits?

Randyqiu wrote:
Plesase give me an entire code like this :
void true32to8color(pszFile)
{
.......
}

Randyqiu wrote:
because I don't have so much time to learn this.

I suppose 'rent a coder' is the viable solution.
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ThatsAlok1-Apr-09 18:13

ThatsAlok

1-Apr-09 18:13

CPallini wrote:
I suppose 'rent a coder' is the viable solution.

GetAFreeLancer.com might be fruitfull

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Stuart Dootson1-Apr-09 8:57

1-Apr-09 8:57

If you're just going to mooch software, then at least have the courtesy to Google for an image processing library[^] before demanding complete functions.

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ThatsAlok1-Apr-09 18:14

ThatsAlok

1-Apr-09 18:14

Get any Image Library..

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