How to convert const void* to unsigned char*?

Question

What C++ casts is the C cast using in order to convert from a const void* to a unsigned char*?

auto ucharptr = (unsigned char*)const_void_ptr;

Answer 1

Try the C++ casting operator and you need two of them: one to remove the const and another one to cast to your pointer type:

auto ucharptr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(const_cast<void*>(const_void_ptr));

Answer 2

Try this:

const void* ptr = "test example";
auto ucharptr = static_cast<const unsigned char*>(ptr);

//to remove the const ness
unsigned char* test = const_cast<unsigned char*>(ucharptr);