How can I assign a float variable to an unsigned int variable, bit image, not cast

Question

I know this is a bizarre thing to do, and it\'s not portable. But I have an allocated array of unsigned ints, and I occasionaly want to \"store\" a float in it. I don\'t w

Answer 1

This can be achieved through a simple copy:

uint32_t dst;
float    src = get_float();

char * const p = reinterpret_cast(&dst);

std::copy(p, p + sizeof(float), reinterpret_cast(&src));

// now read dst

Copying backwards works similarly.