11 Jan
2012
11 Jan
'12
4:58 p.m.
[snip] Use tools provided by the shared_ptr itself... Take a look at http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#Synopsis, especially at these functions: template<class T, class U> shared_ptr<T> static_pointer_cast(shared_ptr<U> const & r); // never throws template<class T, class U> shared_ptr<T> const_pointer_cast(shared_ptr<U> const & r); // never throws template<class T, class U> shared_ptr<T> dynamic_pointer_cast(shared_ptr<U> const & r); // never throws [snip] Thank you Ovanes and Thomas for your insights! I appreciate the help. :D