visual c++ - MSVC2013 how to declare reference to array at arbitry address? -

this works:

char anarray[256] = {}; char (&reftoanarray)[256] = anarray; 

this fails:

char (&reftoanarrayatarbitryaddress)[256] = *reinterpret_cast<char(*)[256]>(0xdeadbeef);  

with:

error c2101: '&' on constant 

why fail , how fix it?

p.s i'm aware casting 0xdeadbeef pointer 256 element array dangerous, 32-bit game hack need it.

seems compiler bug, workaround is:

char(* const cthearray)[256] = reinterpret_cast<char(* const)[256]>(0xdeadbeef); char(& thearray)[256] = *cthearray;