[boost] Re: assert in inline function w/o ODR violation

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-09-01 11:16:43

Steve Cleary wrote:

>Why not:
>
>namespace boost {
>  namespace {
>    template <class Derived, class Base>
>->  static
>    inline Derived polymorphic_cast(Base* x) {
>       assert( dynamic_cast<Derived>(x) != 0 );  // detect logic
error
>       return static_cast<Derived>(x);
>    }
>  }
>}
>
>or am I missing something?

The unnamed namespace has the same effect as static.  Static has been
deprecated for this usage if I remember correctly.

--Beman