Any oContainer;

// Small types can be retrieved easily
Long iLongValue;
Float fFloatValue;
if (oContainer >>= iLongValue) ...;
if (oContainer >>= fFloatValue) ...;

// References remain owned by container
const char *pConstString;
if (oContainer >>= Any::to_string (pConstString, 0)) ...;

// Some types need to be resolved explicitly
Char cChar;
Octet bOctet;
if (oContainer >>= Any::to_char (cChar)) ...;
if (oContainer >>= Any::to_octet (bOctet)) ...;