Not all compilers handle it like you'd expect, and it looks like that's because it's actually unspecified in the standard [1]. But furthermore, this will reall

Not all compilers handle it like you'd expect, and it looks like that's because it's actually unspecified in the standard [1]. But furthermore, this will really only work for scalars. Plus you have to go and declare a whole new type to cast things safely. It's extremely awkward. [1]: https://blog.regehr.org/archives/959 https://blog.regehr.org/archives/959