boost/pointer_cast.hpp

   1 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 //
   3 // (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2005.
   4 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
   5 // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
   6 //  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
   7 //
   8 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   9
  10 #ifndef BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
  11 #define BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
  12
  13 namespace boost {
  14
  15 //static_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
  16 template<class T, class U>
  17 inline T* static_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
  18 {
  19    return static_cast<T*>(ptr);
  20 }
  21
  22 //dynamic_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
  23 template<class T, class U>
  24 inline T* dynamic_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
  25 {
  26    return dynamic_cast<T*>(ptr);
  27 }
  28
  29 //const_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
  30 template<class T, class U>
  31 inline T* const_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
  32 {
  33    return const_cast<T*>(ptr);
  34 }
  35
  36 //reinterpret_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
  37 template<class T, class U>
  38 inline T* reinterpret_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
  39 {
  40    return reinterpret_cast<T*>(ptr);
  41 }
  42
  43 } // namespace boost
  44
  45 #endif   //BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP