TryDowncast
VTKExamples/Cxx/Utilities/WishList/TryDowncast
Code
TryDowncast.cxx
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkTryDowncast.h>
int main(int, char *[])
{
// Demonstrate a check of a cast
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(TryDowncast)
find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
add_executable(TryDowncast MACOSX_BUNDLE TryDowncast.cxx)
target_link_libraries(TryDowncast ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
Download and Build TryDowncast
Click here to download TryDowncast and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball TryDowncast.tar has been downloaded and extracted,
cd TryDowncast/build
If VTK is installed:
cmake ..
If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:
cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..
Build the project:
make
and run it:
./TryDowncast
WINDOWS USERS PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.