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<span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>Lazy casts...</em></span></strong></span>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">phoenix</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">phoenix</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="keyword">dynamic_cast</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">phoenix</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="keyword">const_cast</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">phoenix</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="keyword">reinterpret_cast</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
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The set of lazy C++ cast template functions provide a way of lazily casting
an object of a certain type to another type. The syntax resembles the well
known C++ casts. Take note however that the lazy versions have a trailing
underscore.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">static_cast_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">lambda_expression</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">dynamic_cast_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">lambda_expression</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">const_cast_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">lambda_expression</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">reinterpret_cast_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">lambda_expression</span><span class="special">)</span>
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Example:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">static_cast_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">*&gt;(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">arg1</span><span class="special">)</span>
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Static-casts the address of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">arg1</span></code>
to a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">*</span></code>.
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