[boost] Re: Re: Upcoming changes to shared_ptr

From: Eric Woodruff (Eric.Woodruff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-18 02:10:01

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:un0o75wp1.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > From: "Eric Woodruff" <Eric.Woodruff_at_[hidden]>
> >>
> >> "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> >> news:uvg2w6j80.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> >> > "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >> >
[snip]

> >> Alternatively, it could be named boost_dynamic_cast
> >> and put in the global namespace, where it can be overloaded as needed
by
> >> boost.
> >
> > This doesn't look too good if you consider the possible boost->std
> > transition. :-)
>
> But "sp" does? <wink>
>
>    How about dynamic_pointer_cast<T>(x)?

Why not polymorphic_cast<>?

>
> Of course, we can make it work for regular pointers, too.
>
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