Cast « char « C Array Q&A

1. Casting const void pointer to array of const char pointers properly in C    stackoverflow.com

I have a piece of C code that looks like this:

const char (*foo)[2] = bar();

2. How to properly convert an unsigned char array into an uint32_t    stackoverflow.com

So, I'm trying to convert an array of unsigned chars into an uint32_t, but keep getting different results each time:

unsigned char buffer[] = {0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};;
uint32_t num = (uint32_t*)&buffer;

3. Converting Char buffer into an array of shorts    stackoverflow.com

I have a char * buffer that is filled by an API function. I need to take the data that is contained with that pointer, cast it to unsigned shorts and ...

4. Is ((char **) &var_name); a cast to char array giving existing pointer to var_name?    bytes.com

5. cast a label into a char array....    bytes.com

Hi all: I have a memory area fill will 0x90(NOP). This area is allocated by the linker. I want to transfer this area into a char array. I have already known the size of this area and the beginning address with the label MY_AREA. I mean, the char array looks like "char my_area[THE_SIZE_OF_THIS_AREA];", and how to use the label MY_AREA and ...

6. Casting an array of unsigned char to wchar_t pointer    bytes.com

7. Is casting a static array to (char*) in strcpy() dangerous?    daniweb.com