Introduced a TempAssign utility because I just couldn't watch this anymore. Y...

src/utils.h

Index: src/utils.h
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--- src/utils.h	(revision 958)
+++ src/utils.h	(working copy)
@@ -372,6 +372,23 @@
 };
 
 
+// A temporary assignment sets a (non-local) variable to a value on
+// construction and resets it the value on destruction.

[Mads Ager (chromium), 2008/12/15 08:36:30]

it the -> the

+template <typename T>
+class TempAssign {
+ public:
+  TempAssign(T* var, T value): var_(var), old_value_(*var) {
+    *var = value;
+  }
+
+  ~TempAssign() { *var_ = old_value_; }
+
+ private:
+  T* var_;
+  T old_value_;
+};
+
+
 template <typename T, int kSize>
 class EmbeddedVector : public Vector<T> {
  public: