> But if you do that, it's not safe! static_cast does narrowing foor the case mentioned. reinterpret_cast would just reinterpret the same bit pattern as anothe

> But if you do that, it's not safe! static_cast does narrowing foor the case mentioned. reinterpret_cast would just reinterpret the same bit pattern as another type. Whether it is equivalent or not is another story. For example, casting a float to an int will narrow but also will convert the internal format. You can catch some overflow by {} initialization.