// // Copyright (c) Chris Glover, 2016. // // // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) // //[type_index_runtime_cast_example /*` The following example shows that `runtime_cast` is able to find a valid pointer in various class hierarchies regardless of inheritance or type relation. Example works with and without RTTI." */ #include #include struct A { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS) virtual ~A() {} }; struct B { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS(BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_NO_BASE_CLASS) virtual ~B() {} }; struct C : A { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((A)) }; struct D : B { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((B)) }; struct E : C, D { BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_REGISTER_RUNTIME_CLASS((C)(D)) }; int main() { C c; A* a = &c; if(C* cp = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast(a)) { std::cout << "Yes, a points to a C: " << a << "->" << cp << '\n'; } else { std::cout << "Error: Expected a to point to a C" << '\n'; } if(E* ce = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast(a)) { std::cout << "Error: Expected a to not points to an E: " << a << "->" << ce << '\n'; } else { std::cout << "But, a does not point to an E" << '\n'; } E e; C* cp2 = &e; if(D* dp = boost::typeindex::runtime_cast(cp2)) { std::cout << "Yes, we can cross-cast from a C* to a D* when we actually have an E: " << cp2 << "->" << dp << '\n'; } else { std::cout << "Error: Expected cp to point to a D" << '\n'; } /*` Alternatively, we can use runtime_pointer_cast so we don't need to specity the target as a pointer. This works for smart_ptr types too. */ A* ap = &e; if(B* bp = boost::typeindex::runtime_pointer_cast(ap)) { std::cout << "Yes, we can cross-cast and up-cast at the same time." << ap << "->" << bp << '\n'; } else { std::cout << "Error: Expected ap to point to a B" << '\n'; } return 0; } //] [/type_index_runtime_cast_example]