From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Type casting problems with gcc
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 22:09:20 -0800
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Samuel McGrath wrote:
> 
> I'm using the Allegro graphics library right now, and I'm trying to
> reference the w and h fields of the BITMAP structure like this:
> 
> void* bmp = create_bitmap(320,200);
> int bitmapwidth = (BITMAP*)(bmp)->w;

Try:  int bitmapwidth = ((BITMAP *) bmp)->w;

I'm at a loss for why you can't just declare it the proper type to begin
with, though...  if you post the code that includes such a construct I'd
be glad to try to show you a better way to achieve what you're trying to
do.  :)


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