`bit_cast`

namespace opentl {
    template <typename To, typename From>
    constexpr To bit_cast(const From& from) noexcept;
}

Reinterprets the bits of one type as another type.

Template Parameters

Name	Description
`To`	The type to reinterpret the bits as.
`From`	The type to reinterpret the bits from.

Parameters

Name	Description
`from`	The value to reinterpret.

Return Value

The bits of from, reinterpreted as To.

Example

#include <utility.hpp>

int main() {
    int i = 0x3F800000;                   // 1.0f in IEEE-754
    float f = opentl::bit_cast<float>(i); // 1.0f

    static_assert(opentl::bit_cast<int>(1.0f) == 0x3F800000);
}