James.Kanze@dresdner-bank.com wrote:

> According to 5.2.9/6: "The inverse of any standard conversion sequence,
> other than the lvalue-to-rvalue, array-to-pointer, function-to-pointer, and
> boolean conversions, can be performed explicitly using static_cast subject
> to the restriction that the explicit conversion does not cast away
> constness." [...] (As an aside, I wonder whether the standard isn't missing
> something about casting away volatile, as well. int* to volatile void* is
> legal, but I hope that static_cast< int* >( volatile void* ) isn't.)

In response to your aside: The standard is OK.

Section 5.2.11 defines (in paragraphs 8-12) "casting away constness".
The definition includes casting in ways that remove volatile as well.

    -- Darin
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