static cast vs. dynamic cast

[zakkhoyt]

I've read around on some site to try to distinguish the difference, but it's kind of vague. Can someone give me their explanation? Much appreciated!

[Zaita]

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/typecasting.html

[vengateshs]

In one line,

static_cast => C-style typecasting in C++
dynamic_cast => to cast objects across the inheritance hierarchies

[bnbertha]

That's two lines :)

[vengateshs]

To be exact, One line for each cast. ;)