| .. title:: clang-tidy - cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-static-cast-downcast |
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| cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-static-cast-downcast |
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| This check flags all usages of ``static_cast``, where a base class is casted to |
| a derived class. In those cases, a fix-it is provided to convert the cast to a |
| ``dynamic_cast``. |
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| Use of these casts can violate type safety and cause the program to access a |
| variable that is actually of type ``X`` to be accessed as if it were of an |
| unrelated type ``Z``. |
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| This rule is part of the `Type safety (Type.2) |
| <https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines#Pro-type-downcast>`_ |
| profile from the C++ Core Guidelines. |
