import std;

​

/**

* Safely casts one type of an array to another.

*/

T[] reinterpretCast(T, U)(ref U[] input) @trusted{

    T[] _reinterpretCast() @system{

        return cast(T[])(cast(void[])input);

    }

    if ((U.sizeof * input.length) % T.sizeof == 0){

        return _reinterpretCast();

    } else {

        throw new Exception("Cannot cast safely!");

    }

}

​

void main() @safe

{

    char*[1] a = [new char('\xCC')]; //[3, 4, 5];

    auto slice = a[];

    auto b = reinterpretCast!(int*)(slice);

    writefln("%08X", *b[0]);

}

​