I have two issues.
1) Given the objects item1 and item2, derived from type T, I need to
find out if item2 is derived from item1.
I solved this by learning (by accident) of the typeof() keyword...that
is apparently not standard. Nevertheless, it allowed me to write the
following line of code that presumably works...if only it would
compile.
> if( dynamic_cast< typeof( item1 ) >( item2 ) );
Interestingly enough,
> cout << dynamic_cast< typeof( item1 ) >( item2 );
does compile. Neither item1 or 2 is constant, in case that would
explain this.
My second issue is that I heard MS compilers do not typeof, so I'd
either have to steal from Boost or come up with a completely different
way to test inheritance so it would compile on my target machine
So, my goals for posting here are:
-- Find out how to make what I have compile, or find an alternative.
-- Learn what I can do to make my source compilable on MS compilers--
or if it would as it is (after I get it working).
-- Gain a deeper understanding for the material.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I'm using GNU. to compile this.
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