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# Cast Between Different Slate Classes

Use `StaticCastSharedPtr`.

Example:

```cpp
TSharedPtr<SWidget> Parent = GetParentWidget();
TSharedPtr<SSH_TEX_ToolBase> ToolBase = StaticCastSharedPtr<SSH_TEX_ToolBase>(Parent);
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure to check `ToolBase.IsValid()` before using like a nullptr check!
{% endhint %}

### Reference

{% embed url="<https://georgy.dev/posts/cast-slate-widget-pointer/>" %}