Should I use static_cast or reinterpret_cast when casting a void* to whatever

Question

Both static_cast and reinterpret_cast seem to work fine for casting void* to another pointer type. Is there a good reason to favor one over the other?

Answer 1

My personal preference is based on code literacy like this:

void* data = something;
MyClass* foo = reinterpret_cast(data);
foo->bar();

or

typedef void* hMyClass; //typedef as a handle or reference
hMyClass = something;
const MyClass& foo = static_cast(*hMyClass);
foo.bar();

They both do the same in the end, but static_cast seems more appropriate in a middle-ware, app enviroment, while reinterpret cast seems more like something you'd see in a lower-level library IMHO.