[omniORB] Problem with dynamic_cast on VC6

[Duncan Grisby]

On Wednesday 19 May, Bartosz Zembrzuski wrote:

[...]
>    catch(CORBA::Exception& ex)
>    {
>      CORBA::SystemException* sysExc = 
> dynamic_cast<CORBA::SystemException*>(&ex);

[...]
> I know I can catch CORBA::SystemException instead using dynamic_cast but 
>   I'd rather use dynamic_cast.
> 
> Has anybody idea what to do ???

Don't use dynamic_cast<>. Use the exception _downcast functions:

  catch (CORBA::Exception& ex) {
    CORBA::SystemException* sysExc = CORBA::SystemException::_downcast(&ex);
    if (sysExc) ...

Cheers,

Duncan.

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