Re: [Boost-users] Need boost's help with poor design

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-28 16:49:08

AMDG

Robert Dailey wrote:
> Thanks, this is a great idea. However, while you're doing the insert() 
> I noticed you're using statc_cast<>(). I'm actually surprised this 
> compiles.
the static_cast calls the templated shared_ptr constructor.
> This is basically like casting something to an unrelated type, so I'm 
> not sure how the compiler is allowing this behavior. This also seems 
> very inconsistent in that you're using boost::static_pointer_cast() 
> for going from basically a void* to a signal object.

Fine.  Consistency wouldn't hurt.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe