Mega Code Archive
Dont need a cast to go up the inheritance hierarchy
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class Base{
public:
Base() {};
virtual ~Base() {}
};
class Derived : public Base{
public:
Derived() {}
virtual ~Derived() {}
};
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
Base* b;
Derived* d = new Derived();
b = d; // Don.t need a cast to go up the inheritance hierarchy
d = static_cast<Derived*>(b); // Need a cast to go down the hierarchy
Base base;
Derived derived;
Base& br = base;
Derived& dr = static_cast<Derived&>(br);
int i = 3;
double result = static_cast<double>(i) / 10;
return (0);
}
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