Using rtti (help!!!!!!!)

Code:

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// Listing 14.2 Using dynamic_cast.
// Using rtti

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

enum TYPE { HORSE, PEGASUS };//doesn't seem to be really needed for this
//project to run, but oh well, That's Jesse Liberty for you right there.

class Horse
{
public:
        virtual void Gallop(){ cout << "Galloping...\n"; }

private:
        int itsAge;
};

class Pegasus : public Horse
{
public:

        virtual void Fly() {cout<<"I can fly! I can fly! I can fly!\n";}
};

const int NumberHorses = 5;
int main()
{
        Horse* Ranch[NumberHorses];
        Horse* pHorse;
        int choice,i;
        for (i=0; i<NumberHorses; i++)
        {
                cout << "(1)Horse (2)Pegasus: ";
                cin >> choice;
                if (choice == 2)
                        pHorse = new Pegasus;
                else
                        pHorse = new Horse;
                Ranch[i] = pHorse;
        }
        cout << "\n";
        for (i=0; i<NumberHorses; i++)
        {
                Pegasus *pPeg = dynamic_cast< Pegasus *> (Ranch[i]);
        /* What is this saying here?*/

                if (pPeg)// what is this saying here?
                /* is it asking to say "if pReg= dynamic_cast< Pegasus *> (Ranch[i])
                then call the fly method or what?*/
                        pPeg->Fly();
                else
                        cout << "Just a horse\n";

                delete Ranch[i];
        }
 int x; cin>>x;
        return 0;
}

/* Thank you all in advance for you help *

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>/* is it asking to say "if pReg= dynamic_cast< Pegasus *> (Ranch[i]) then call the fly method or what?*/

Yes, if Ranch[i] is a Pegasus the cast will be valid otherwise it will fail and pReg will point to NULL (if Ranch[i] is only a Horse).

oh thanks that was easy, glad to know I was on the right track.

take this for example

Pegasus *pPeg = dynamic_cast< Pegasus *> (Ranch[i]);

could you tell me the syntax for this..........because like this dynamic_cast< Pegasus *> I don't really know what this is exactly doing if I had to use some other time.

>could you tell me the syntax for this

It's the C++ casting syntax.