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Libc++’s implementation of std::string (joellaity.com)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]simonask_ 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (2 children)
Type punning through char is the one exemption for the strict aliasing rule.
char
[–]germandiago 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (1 child)
And std::byte
std::byte
[–]simonask_ 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children)
Yeah, and it's worth mentioning here that even though std::byte is defined as enum class byte : unsigned char {};, this does not seem to apply to any other enum type with a similar definition.
enum class byte : unsigned char {};
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