metaCast(const OSSymbol *)

Declaration

OSMetaClassBase * metaCast(
 const OSSymbol *toMeta) const;

Parameters

• toMeta:

  An OSSymbol naming the desired target type.

Return Value

this if the object is derived from the class named by toMeta, otherwise NULL.

Overview

It is far more convenient to use OSDynamicCast.

See Also

Miscellaneous

• OSCheckTypeInst
• OSDynamicCast
• OSMemberFunctionCast
• OSSafeRelease
• OSSafeReleaseNULL
• OSTypeAlloc
• OSTypeID
• OSTypeIDInst
• checkTypeInst
• getMetaClass
• getRetainCount
• isEqualTo
• metaCast(const char *)
• metaCast(const OSMetaClass *)
• metaCast(const OSString *)
• release()
• release(int)
• retain
• safeMetaCast
• serialize
• taggedRelease(const void *)
• taggedRelease(const void *, const int)
• taggedRetain