title: Can a pointer of a derived class be type cast to the pointer of its base class?
body: <p>The pointer of derived class returned by new can be type cast to the pointer of its base class.</p>
  
  <p>Is this true or false?</p>
  
  <p>I know dynamic_cast can be used to cast downside. Generally, how to cast a pointer of derived class to a pointer of its base class?</p>