Top "Downcast" questions

Extend the existing C++ class

I'd like to add the extra functionality without changing the existing class. Say, class base{ public: int i; base(){i = 1;} …

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Downcasting a list of objects in C#

How can I downcast a list of objects so that each of the objects in the list is downcast to …

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Downcasting using dynamic_cast returns null

I'm trying to cast a base class object to a derived class object with dynamic_cast, but dynamic_cast returns …

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How can I do a safe downcast and prevent a ClassCastException

I have the following scenario: public class A { } public class B extends A { } public class C extends B { public void …

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Could not downcast using List class in Java

I've been searching for an answer for this but to no avail. My question is why is it not possible …

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Is it safe to downcast objects (not pointers) to their known derived type?

Would there be a danger of slicing result Compare(const Osp::Base::Object &obj1, const Osp::Base::Object &…

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