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can i convert HICON to char*?
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"char*" ist just a pointer of a size of 1 byte.
I think you can convert any type to a (void*) and cast it into (char*)
but if your compiler is strictly it would throw an error "can't convert ..."
in this case : maybe there is a compiler option to smooth it down not to be too strictly
The size of 1 byte means: using the ++ operator the next adress will be 1 byte further
Some examples:
char* p1 = $0000;
p1++; // p1 points now to $0001
int* p2 = $0000; // int has a size of 4 bytes
p2++; // p2 points now to $0004
I think you can convert any type to a (void*) and cast it into (char*)
but if your compiler is strictly it would throw an error "can't convert ..."
in this case : maybe there is a compiler option to smooth it down not to be too strictly
The size of 1 byte means: using the ++ operator the next adress will be 1 byte further
Some examples:
char* p1 = $0000;
p1++; // p1 points now to $0001
int* p2 = $0000; // int has a size of 4 bytes
p2++; // p2 points now to $0004
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It doesn't make sense to convert HICON to char*. You cannot obtain anything useful. If you want the data use GetObject(). See:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144904%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144904%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
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