Re: dynamic casting

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Michael Boccara (boccara++at++MIT.EDU)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:21:37 -0800

> pfSwitch* mySwitch = (pfSwitch*)trav->getNode();

there is absolutely nothing wrong about that line, provided that the node is
actually a pfSwitch. But if you say you *know* it, that's fine.

> How hard would
> it be to add a virtual whatAmI() meathod that wanders down the
> inheritance tree and returns this?

node->isOfType(pfSwitch::getClassType());
or
node->isExactType(pfSwitch::getClassType());

Michael->regards();

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