ok, never mind...

On 18/08/2019 03:06, sdkrystian via Std-Proposals wrote:
> Yes, since the object representation is considered to be an array containing the elements of the object representations.
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> On 18/08/2019 03:02, sdkrystian via Std-Proposals wrote:
> > That has no effect, the array is an array of unsigned char objects, so a pointer arithmetic applied to a element of it is well within the rules.
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> Using a pointer of type "pointer to char" to do arithmetic would be well within the rules?
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> > https://timsong-cpp.github.io/cppwp/n4659/expr.add#6
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> > On 18/08/2019 02:49, sdkrystian via Std-Proposals wrote:
> > > unsigned char.
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> > > On 18/08/2019 02:42, sdkrystian via Std-Proposals wrote:
> > > > You're right, there wouldn't be unless I specified that the object representation is considered to be an array
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> > > Array of which type???
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> > > > Subject: Re: [std-proposals] Allowing access to object representations
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> > > > You propose:
> > > > > Insert a new paragraph below [expr.reinterpret.cast] p6
> > > > > A prvalue v of object pointer type "pointer to cv1 T1" pointing to an object a can be explicitly converted to an object pointer of a different type "pointer to cv2 T2", where cv2 is the same cv-qualification as, or greater cv-qualification than cv1, the result of which is defined as follows:
> > > > > — f T1 is a contiguous-layout type and T2 is unsigned char, char or std::byte, the result is a pointer to the first element of the object representation of a.
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> > > > Is there much sense in specifying casts to `char` or `std::byte` as giving a pointer to the first element of the object representation?
> > > > You won't be able to use it for pointer arithmetic.
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