Typecasting

I've got a question about typecasting.

The next two lines of C code, do not give any error:

Code:

IMAGE_DOS_HEADER * image_dos_header = (IMAGE_DOS_HEADER *) pMem;
fseek(fHandle, image_dos_header->e_lfanew, SEEK_SET);

And this line does give an error:

Code:

fseek(fHandle, (IMAGE_DOS_HEADER *)pMem->e_lfanew, SEEK_SET);

The error is 'error: request for member `e_lfanew' in something not a structure or union'
Hmm? I used the exact same cast as in the other line.

Somebody got an idea on this one?

 

nvmind guys(or girls)

i found it out by myself:

Code:

fseek(fHandle, ((IMAGE_DOS_HEADER *)pMem)->e_lfanew, SEEK_SET);

only 1 line of code and it works now, i just needed to make sure the compiler evaluated the typecast after making it using these '(' ')' chars

 

In the second example, you're not casting pMem, you're casting pMem->e_lfanew.
EDIT: Woops, you found it while I was posting.

 

yep, thanks though