[Boost-users] Re: Safe downcast of a shared_ptr?

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-07 12:42:37

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

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