Dynamic_Cast EventArgs to WindowEventArgs [Solved]

[Scorch]

Thanks to Crazy Eddie for helping me with registering a handler for all windows.

Now that my handler is being called I have a new problem.
I am trying to find out which window is calling my handler by printing out its name.

To do this, I need to cast the EventArgs in the parameter list to a windowEventArgs so I have access to the window parameter (then I can call getName or what ever I need)

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bool OnClick(const CEGUI::EventArgs &args) 

Here is the problem: I want to do it safly, so I would like to use a dynamic cast. However the following code throws a exception:

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try{
  pArgs = (CEGUI::EventArgs*)(&args);
  windowArgs = dynamic_cast<CEGUI::WindowEventArgs*> (pArgs);
  }
  catch(...)
  {
    pArgs = NULL;
    windowArgs = NULL;
  }

If I forgo the safty of the dynamic cast, I can c style cast:

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CEGUI::WindowEventArgs * windowArgs = (CEGUI::WindowEventArgs*) &args;

without a problem.

Am I going to be stuck with a c style cast? or is there a better way? Any Idea what exceptions dynamic_cast would throw? I know its not throwing because of incorrect type, because the c-style cast gives me a valid object and I can get the name.


Scorch

[lindquist]

I'm not sure what exception it would throw, but CEGUI does'nt use RTTI, so the correct way to do it is with a C style cast or static_cast.

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const WindowEventArgs& we = static_cast<const WindowEventArgs&>(e);

And btw, you're casting away the constness of the EventArgs object. Which does'nt exactly add to the safety.
Now I think of it, that could be the reason for the exception!

[Scorch]

I'm not sure what exception it would throw, but CEGUI does'nt use RTTI, so the correct way to do it is with a C style cast or static_cast.

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const WindowEventArgs& we = static_cast<const WindowEventArgs&>(e);

And btw, you're casting away the constness of the EventArgs object. Which does'nt exactly add to the safety.
Now I think of it, that could be the reason for the exception!

When I get home tonight, i'll try static cast.
What is RTTI?
As for the const, I've tried eliminating that two ways. Once by c style casting it away from const before passing it to dynamic cast, and another i've tried is const_cast<>() but they both still cause throws.

I've also attempted to keep all my pointers constant but I couldn't get dynamic_cast<>() to compile with a const pointer template type. I may have a sentax error left somewhere.

[jacmoe]

RTTI is "Run Time Type Information".

dynamic_cast will only work if the code is built with RTTI turned on.

dynamic_cast will return the casted type when succesful, and 0 when unsuccesful.

[Scorch]

RTTI is "Run Time Type Information".

dynamic_cast will only work if the code is built with RTTI turned on.

dynamic_cast will return the casted type when succesful, and 0 when unsuccesful.

I had no IDEA you could turn that off! I wonder what the benifits of that is. (don't bother answering here, don't want to hijack my own post).

[Dalfy]

If you need to remove the const you must do the conversion in two step (the order is not important):
static_cast<WindowEventArgs&>(const_cast<CEGUI::EventArgs&>(arg)).

You can most of the time do a static_cast instead of a dynamic_cast.

[Scorch]

I tried static cast, it works.
Thanks.

Was thinking about the benifits of turning off RTTI, and I guess that would save you some foot print.

Marking this issue as solved..