malloc_array/
reinterpret.rs

1use std::{
2    mem::size_of,
3};
4
5#[inline]
6pub unsafe fn bytes<T,U>(input: T) -> U
7where T: Copy,
8      U: Copy
9{
10    //let _array: [(); size_of::<T>() - size_of::<U>()]; // rust is silly....
11    if size_of::<U>() < size_of::<T>() {
12	panic!("reinterpret: Expected at least {} bytes, got {}.", size_of::<T>(), size_of::<U>());
13    }
14    return *((&input as *const T) as *const U)
15}