how to use reinterpret_cast to cast to a derived class pointer in c++
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29-10-2019 - |
Question
Here is my test example:
struct base {
virtual ~base(){}
int x;
};
struct derived: public virtual base {
base * clone() {
return new derived;
}
derived(): s("a") {}
std::string s;
};
int main () {
derived d;
base * b = d.clone();
derived * t = reinterpret_cast<derived*>(b);
std::cout << t->s << std::endl;
return 0;
}
It crashes at the line where I print s. Since "b" is a pointer to the derived class, reinterpret_cast should just work. I wonder why it crashes. At the same time, if I replace reinterpret_cast with dynamic_cast, then it works.
No correct solution
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