Thread: Using rtti (help!!!!!!!)

Code:

// 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 *

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.