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+// Copyright 2015 The Crashpad Authors. All rights reserved. |
scottmg
2015/09/11 23:57:34
Needs to be added to util/util.gyp.
danakj
2015/09/12 00:10:58
Done.
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+// |
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at |
+// |
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
+// |
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
+// limitations under the License. |
+ |
+namespace crashpad { |
scottmg
2015/09/11 23:57:34
This file needs header guards.
danakj
2015/09/12 00:10:58
Oops. Done.
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+ |
+// Use implicit_cast as a safe version of static_cast or const_cast |
+// for upcasting in the type hierarchy (i.e. casting a pointer to Foo |
+// to a pointer to SuperclassOfFoo or casting a pointer to Foo to |
+// a const pointer to Foo). |
+// When you use implicit_cast, the compiler checks that the cast is safe. |
+// Such explicit implicit_casts are necessary in surprisingly many |
+// situations where C++ demands an exact type match instead of an |
+// argument type convertible to a target type. |
+// |
+// The From type can be inferred, so the preferred syntax for using |
+// implicit_cast is the same as for static_cast etc.: |
+// |
+// implicit_cast<ToType>(expr) |
+// |
+// implicit_cast would have been part of the C++ standard library, |
+// but the proposal was submitted too late. It will probably make |
+// its way into the language in the future. |
+template<typename To, typename From> |
+inline To implicit_cast(From const &f) { |
+ return f; |
+} |
+ |
+} // namespace crashpad |