down_cast.hh File Reference

Fast polymorphic down-casting functions. More...

#include <utility/assert.hh>

Classes
struct	utility::RawType< T >
	Meta-programming classes to provide the pointer type for down_cast. More...
struct	utility::RawType< T & >
struct	utility::RawType< T * >

Namespaces
	utility
	unresizable vector whose size is known at compile time, which may be allocated on the stack, and which indexes from 0.

Functions
template<class Target , class Source >
Target	utility::down_cast (Source &s)
	Fast assert-checked polymorphic down-cast: reference argument. More...
template<class Target , class Source >
Target	utility::down_cast (Source *p)
	Fast assert-checked polymorphic down-cast: pointer argument. More...

Detailed Description

Fast polymorphic down-casting functions.

Author

Stuart G. Mentzer (Stuar.nosp@m.t_Me.nosp@m.ntzer.nosp@m.@obj.nosp@m.exx.c.nosp@m.om)

Note

A fast polymorphic down-cast when the cast is known to be valid

The cast validity is assert-checked in debug builds