Cast const char * to const uint8_t *, which removed a unnecessary version of...

Cast const char * to const uint8_t *, which removed a unnecessary version of InternalStringToDouble template.

Code size (android arm build for d8):
old d8: 17,479,047 bytes
new d8: 17,445,492 bytes
Total code size saved: 33,555 bytes

R=bmeurer@chromium.org

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/36903002

Patch from Bangfu Tao <bangfu.tao@samsung.com>.

git-svn-id: http://v8.googlecode.com/svn/branches/bleeding_edge@17409 ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00

src/conversions.cc

@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ namespace internal {
 
 double StringToDouble(UnicodeCache* unicode_cache,
                       const char* str, int flags, double empty_string_val) {
-  const char* end = str + StrLength(str);
-  return InternalStringToDouble(unicode_cache, str, end, flags,
+  // We cast to const uint8_t* here to avoid instantiating the
+  // InternalStringToDouble() template for const char* as well.
+  const uint8_t* start = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(str);
+  const uint8_t* end = start + StrLength(str);
+  return InternalStringToDouble(unicode_cache, start, end, flags,
                                 empty_string_val);
 }
 
@@ -56,11 +59,15 @@ double StringToDouble(UnicodeCache* unicode_cache,
                       Vector<const char> str,
                       int flags,
                       double empty_string_val) {
-  const char* end = str.start() + str.length();
-  return InternalStringToDouble(unicode_cache, str.start(), end, flags,
+  // We cast to const uint8_t* here to avoid instantiating the
+  // InternalStringToDouble() template for const char* as well.
+  const uint8_t* start = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(str.start());
+  const uint8_t* end = start + str.length();
+  return InternalStringToDouble(unicode_cache, start, end, flags,
                                 empty_string_val);
 }
 
+
 double StringToDouble(UnicodeCache* unicode_cache,
                       Vector<const uc16> str,
                       int flags,