voidrtti.cpp

Thinking in C++ 2nd edition source code which are all the cores of the book Thinking in C++ second e

//: C24:Voidrtti.cpp
// From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition
// at http://www.BruceEckel.com
// (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
// Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
// RTTI & void pointers
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
using namespace std;

class Stimpy {
public:
  virtual void happy() {}
  virtual void joy() {}
  virtual ~Stimpy() {}
};

int main() {
  void* v = new Stimpy;
  // Error:
//!  Stimpy* s = dynamic_cast<Stimpy*>(v);
  // Error:
//!  cout << typeid(*v).name() << endl;
} ///:~