Coverity FORWARD_NULL - CID 12446 - plugins/animation/src/animation.cpp - in function: PrivateAnimScreen::initiateFocusAnim(PrivateAnimWindow *) - Dynamic cast to pointer "dynamic_cast <RestackAnim *>(aw->mCurAnimation)" can return NULL. Passing null pointer "dynamic_cast <RestackAnim *>(aw->mCurAnimation)" to function "RestackAnim::initiateRestackAnim(int)", which dereferences it.

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CID: 12446
Checker: FORWARD_NULL
Category: dynamic_cast
CWE definition: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
File: /tmp/buildd/compiz-0.9.9~daily13.01.14/plugins/animation/src/animation.cpp
Function: PrivateAnimScreen::initiateFocusAnim(PrivateAnimWindow *)
Code snippet:
2378 if (chosenEffect != AnimEffectNone)
2379 {
2380 aw->createFocusAnimation (chosenEffect, duration);
2381
CID 12446 - FORWARD_NULL
Dynamic cast to pointer "dynamic_cast <RestackAnim *>(aw->mCurAnimation)" can return NULL.
Passing null pointer "dynamic_cast <RestackAnim *>(aw->mCurAnimation)" to function "RestackAnim::initiateRestackAnim(int)", which dereferences it.
2382 if (chosenEffect->isRestackAnim &&
2383 !(dynamic_cast<RestackAnim *> (aw->mCurAnimation)->
2384 initiateRestackAnim (duration)))
2385 {
2386 aw->postAnimationCleanUp ();
2387 return false;

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