Hello : Is there safe/easy way to downcast shared pointers? ie boost::shared_ptr< Derived_Type > dPtr = [appropriate_method_here] ( base_ptr ); Thanks in advance; Steve a.
steve ahlgren wrote:
Hello :
Is there safe/easy way to downcast shared pointers?
ie boost::shared_ptr< Derived_Type > dPtr = [appropriate_method_here] ( base_ptr );
Look at the *_pointer_cast functions... http://www.boost.org/libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#functions shared_ptr -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com - 102708583/icq
"steve ahlgren"
Hello :
Is there safe/easy way to downcast shared pointers?
ie boost::shared_ptr< Derived_Type > dPtr = [appropriate_method_here] ( base_ptr );
Thanks in advance; Steve a.
You could downcast reference instead of shared_ptr.
Derived_Type& derived_ref = polymorphic_downcast
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