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Is there a reason to use

cout << static_cast<int>(thing);

instead of

cout << (int)thing;

?

Thanks,
Dave

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static_cast is designed to painful, which encourages you to avoid casting when you might otherwise say "why not?". Another reason I've heard is that it's easier to search for a cast, while the (type) pattern is also seen in non-cast syntax. I have yet to see a case where I've wanted to search for a cast, and I work with C++ syntax parsers. ;)

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