#include <iostream>
using namespace std ;




int main()
{
     int x1 = 10;
     float f1 = 10.5 ;
     //x1 = reinterpret_cast<int>(f1);
     x1 = *reinterpret_cast<int*>( &f1 );
     cout << x1 << endl ;
     //gibberish result

     x1 = (int)f1 ;
     cout << x1 << endl ;
     //works the right way

     x1 = static_cast<int>( f1 );
     cout << x1 << endl ;
     //works the right way

     //pointer to pointer conversions
      int x2 = 15 ;
      int* p1 = &x2 ;
      char* c1 = reinterpret_cast<char*>(p1) ;
      cout << (int)(*c1) << endl ;
      //works the way we expect it to work

      //pointer to integer conversion
      long x3 = reinterpret_cast<long>(p1) ;
      cout << x3 << endl ;
      //works at a bit level
}