[Tinyos-help] AMSend, T2 tutorial 3, K&R C, nesC language questions

[David Gay]

On 7/9/07, John Griessen <john at ecosensory.com> wrote:
> What is the meaning of
> (BlinkToRadioMsg*)  (call AMSend.getPayload(&pkt));
>  in the top line?  Is this the syntax for coercing to type BlinkToRadioMsg*?

Yes.

> Where in the docs is this syntax defined?

Sorry, but it is K&R C (well, excepting the calling an interface bit).
C's cast syntax is
  (type)expression
which the above is an instance of.

David Gay