A question regarding cast operator

[LarryChen]

Here is the code,

class B
{
};

class A
{
public:
	operator B*()
	{
		B* pB = new B;
		return pB;
	}
};



int main()
{
	A a;

	B* pB = (B*)a;  // #1
	B* pB = static_cast<B*> (a);  // #2
	return 0;
}

When I use cast operator defined in class A, should I use statement #1 or #2? BTW, they both compile. Thanks.