关于C与C++中unsigned char*和char*之间转换的差别

在C语言中，unsigned char*和char*之间可以进行隐式转换：

	char buffer[2048] = {"hello world!"};
	unsigned char* p;
	p = buffer;		//编译器不报错

但在C++中，unsigned char*和char*之间不可以进行隐式转换：

char buffer[2048] = {"hello world!"};
unsigned char* address_mac = nullptr;
address_mac = buffer;	//不能将 "char *" 类型的值分配到 "unsigned char *" 类型的实体

unsigned char buffer[2048] = { "hello world!" };
char* address_mac = nullptr;
address_mac = buffer;    //不能将 "unsigned char *" 类型的值分配到 "char *" 类型的实体

在C++中实现该转化的方法：

1.使用C语言原生的强制类型转换：

char buffer[2048] = {"hello world!"};
unsigned char* address_mac = nullptr;
address_mac = (unsigned char*)buffer;    //编译器不报错

2.使用C++11标准中新增的reinterpret_cast：

char buffer[2048] = {"hello world!"};
unsigned char* address_mac = nullptr;
address_mac = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(buffer);     //编译器不报错

需要注意的是，C++11标准中新增的static_cast会将该转换视为无效的转换：

char buffer[2048] = {"hello world!"};
unsigned char* address_mac = nullptr;
address_mac = static_cast<unsigned char*>(buffer);    //类型转换无效