NAME¶

SDL_const_cast - Handle a Const Cast properly whether using C or C++.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

#define SDL_const_cast(type, expression) const_cast<type>(expression)  /* or `((type)(expression))` in C */

DESCRIPTION¶

If compiled as C++, this macro offers a proper C++ const_cast<>.

If compiled as C, this macro does a normal C-style cast.

This is helpful to avoid compiler warnings in C++.

MACRO PARAMETERS¶

type

the type to cast the expression to.

expression

the expression to cast to a different type.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns expression, cast to type.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this macro from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO¶

SDL_reinterpret_cast(3), SDL_static_cast(3)