upcasting variable in derived class c++ - c++

Question

How to change the type of a inherited variable in the derived class?
I have the following classes:
class Position;
class StonePosition;
class Position {
public:
Position() {}
};
class StonePosition : public Position {
int count;
public:
StonePosition(const int count) { this->count = count; }
int getCount() { return this->count; }
void setCount(int count) { this->count = count; }
friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, StonePosition);
};
class Board {
protected:
Position* crrPos;
public:
Board() { }
Position* getCrrPos() { return crrPos; }
void setCrrPos(Position* pos) { crrPos=pos; }
};
class StoneBoard : public Board {
public:
StoneBoard(const int &count) { this->crrPos=new StonePosition(count); } //<----------------
StonePosition* getCrrPos() { return (StonePosition*)crrPos; }
void setCrrPos(StonePosition* pos) { crrPos=pos; }
};
Place in which the problem is marked by an arrow. I need to change the type of a variable from Position to StonePosition in the StoneBoard class. I found an option that can be used upcasting, but it works only within a single method, and I need to change the variable for the entire class.
The problem was solved, look at my answer.

Answer 1

The variable "crrPos" is not of type Position it is of type pointer to Position and this is significant because a pointer to Position can point to a Position or a class derived from Position without losing anything.
If you design your classes well, and make use of virtual functions, you can usually avoid the need to upcast entirely.
#include <iostream>
class Base {
public:
virtual void foo() { std::cout << "Base::foo()\n"; }
virtual bool isDerived() const { return false; }
};
class Derived : public Base {
public:
void foo() override { std::cout << "Derived::foo()\n"; }
bool isDerived() const { return true; }
};
int main() {
Base* crrPos = new Derived;
crrPos->foo();
bool isDerived = crrPos->isDerived();
std::cout << isDerived << '\n';
delete crrPos;
}
Live demo: http://ideone.com/UKcBaA

Answer 2

The problem has been solved, I just use the projection ((StonePosition*)Position*):
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Position;
class StonePosition;
class Position {
public:
Position() {}
};
class StonePosition : public Position {
int count;
public:
StonePosition(const int count) { this->count = count; }
int getCount() { return this->count; }
void setCount(int count) { this->count = count; }
friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, StonePosition);
};
template <typename TPos> class TBoard {
protected:
TPos* crrPos;
public:
TBoard() { }
TPos* getCrrPos() { return crrPos; }
void setCrrPos(TPos* pos) { crrPos=pos; }
};
class Board {
protected:
Position* crrPos;
public:
Board() { }
Position* getCrrPos() { return crrPos; }
void setCrrPos(Position* pos) { crrPos=pos; }
};
class StoneBoard : public Board {
public:
StoneBoard(const int &count) { this->crrPos=new StonePosition(count); }
Position* getCrrPos() { return crrPos; }
void setCrrPos(Position* pos) { crrPos=pos; }
};
int main(){
StoneBoard s(7);
cout<<((StonePosition*)s.getCrrPos())->getCount();//<----right here
system("pause");
return 0;
}
And its working nice :)