Use memcpy instead of *(int)*&
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The issues with `*(int)*&` are that - It is quite confusing (especially for C++ beginners) - In this case, it is a strict aliasing violation A solution can therefore be to replace it with `memcpy` _This PR comes after a question I asked on [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68699806/strange-c-type-casting)_
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The issues with
*(int)*&are thatA solution can therefore be to replace it with
memcpyI am only making a single PR, but this change (if approved) probably needs to be made in other locations.
This PR comes after a question I asked on StackOverflow