conc_cast_staticcompile_vs_dynamicrun

class parent_;
  virtual function foo_();
     $display("I am parent with member of values ");
  endfunction
endclass

class child_ extends parent_;
   bit foo_mem;
   function foo_();
     //##void'(super.foo_());           //##DEBUG: MASTER: regardless of casting/virtual, you may want to uncomment this to see the super effect, when function returns nothing , you should use with void
     $display("I am child with member of values %d",foo_mem);
   endfunction
endclass

module foo_foo;
  parent_ parent_handle;
  parent_ parent_handle_1;
  child_ child_handle;

  initial begin
    child_handle = new();
    $cast(parent_handle,child_handle);  //##DEBUG: MASTER: This is dynamic cast and it can be called as task or func. It will return 0 at RUNTIME if not proper valid casting.
    parent_handle_1 = child_handle;     //##DEBUG: MASTER: This is static cast and will give COMPILETIME error if not proper
    void'(parent_handle_1.foo_());      //##DEBUG: MASTER: when function returns nothing , you should use with void
    void'(parent_handle.foo_());        //##DEBUG: MASTER: when function returns nothing , you should use with void
    $display("BOTH DYNAMIC AND STATIC CASTING GAVE SAME RESULT");
  end
endmodule

//##run results:
/*
ncsim> run
I am child with member of values 0      //##DEBUG: MASTER: --> function called from parent_handle_1, but after casting with child_handle
I am child with member of values 0      //##DEBUG: MASTER: --> function called from parent_handle, but after casting with child_handle
BOTH DYNAMIC AND STATIC CASTING GAVE SAME RESULT
ncsim: *W,RNQUIE: Simulation is complete.
ncsim> exit
*/