Re: [boost] [intrusive] rtti_base class proposition

Subject: Re: [boost] [intrusive] rtti_base class proposition
From: Stewart, Robert (Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-22 09:41:32

Eugene Wee wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Ireneusz Szpilewski
> <irek_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > What if MyHeart has SingMySong() method while Heart does not?
> > How can I access it?
>
> Since we are on the topic of RTTI, you could just use say,
> dynamic_cast to convert the Heart* to a MyHeart* and thus call

That's the source of the problem for this whole thread: the OP is too inclined to use dynamic_cast to solve design problems.

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Rob Stewart                           robert.stewart_at_[hidden]
Software Engineer, Core Software      using std::disclaimer;
Susquehanna International Group, LLP  http://www.sig.com

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