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You don't need to! Just include the following header:

#include "pcl_ros/point_cloud.h"

advertise your pointcloud_pub_ with type sensor_msgs::PointCloud2

pointcloud_pub_ = nh_.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2> ("/cloud", 1, false);

and call publish give the point cloud with your explizit type:

pointcloud_pub_.pub( cloud_xyzi_ );

It should implizitly convert between the types.....

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