Re: [boost] [numeric_cast] request for boost::numeric_downcast

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:

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Indeed.. it all makes sense.

I'll do it sometimes next week.

Thanks!

It does make me wonder if we should have a similar cast in Boost.Any:

boost::any_downcast

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That approach seems like bloat. Couldn't polymorphic_cast and polymorphic_downcast be overloaded?