Object::As

This method casts the object to a derived type.

Syntax

• shared_ptr<T> As<T>()

Returns

Returns the object as a derived type T, or NULL if the object cannot be cast to the specified type.

Remarks

This method should never be called in a class constructor or destructor.

You can get the equivalent functionality of this method using this STL function:

auto entity = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<Entity>(o);

This can be good to use if you are not sure if the object is non-null.

Example

#include "UltraEngine.h"

using namespace UltraEngine;

int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
    //Cast to base type
    shared_ptr<Object> o = CreateBuffer();

    //Cast to derived type
    shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer = o->As<Buffer>();

    return 0;
}