Re: static_cast and std::vector
"john" wrote in message news:jfbveg$ae0$1@speranza.aioe.org...
On 1/20/2012 9:00 AM, Leigh Johnston wrote:
On 20/01/2012 13:56, john wrote:
Hi,
I am attempting to replace lots of C-style casts with static_cast's =
in
our code base. Most of these are simple, but there are a few that =
I'm
not sure what to do.
Basically, the problem is shown in the code below. GetD0/GetD1 are =
the
original C-style casts that work fine. I would like to change these =
to
C++ style casts, but the GetDD0/GetDD1 functions do not compile.
Is there a way to do this? Are there any potential problems I should =
be
aware of?
Thanks.
#include <vector>
class Base {};
class Derived0 : public Base {};
class Derived1 : public Base {};
class Y
{
std::vector<Base*> m_vb[2];
public:
void Add(Derived0* d0) { m_vb[0].push_back(d0); }
void Add(Derived1* d1) { m_vb[1].push_back(d1); }
const std::vector<Derived0*>* GetD0()
{ return (const std::vector<Derived0*>*) &m_vb[0]; }
const std::vector<Derived1*>* GetD1()
{ return (const std::vector<Derived1*>*) &m_vb[1]; }
const std::vector<Derived0*>* GetDD0()
{ return static_cast<const std::vector<Derived0*>*>(&m_vb[0]); }
const std::vector<Derived1*>* GetDD1()
{ return static_cast<const std::vector<Derived1*>*>(&m_vb[1]); }
};
Both the C-style cast and the static_cast are wrong; you cannot cast =
a
std::vector<base*> to a std::vector<derived*>.
Instead have these getter functions return a std::vector<base*> and
downcast (using static_cast or dynamic_cast) the vector's elements
instead elsewhere in your code.
/Leigh
I do not see why the C-style cast is wrong. It works flawlessly across =
a
wide range of compilers and systems.
It may work in the case of simple inheritance, but it usually fails when =
multiple and/or virtual inheritance is going to be used.
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