Which derived class is it?

From: Brad Marts (marts_at_phy.duke.edu)
Date: 12/15/03 

Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:34:48 -0700

I would like to have a function that takes as an argument a base class but
performs differently depending on which type of derived class is passed.
Can I tell which derived class is passed?

For example:

class Base
{ //...
};

class D1: public Base
{ //...
};

class D2: public Base
{ //...
};

void f(Base b)
{
// Do one thing if b is of type D1, Do another if b is of type D2
}

Is this the right idea? Or do I have to write multiple copies of f()
with arguments overloaded with the derived classes?

Brad

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