utils.h revision 470122d12fa43f83f993ae8e93ba8e3cf4c674cd
/** @file
* IPRT - C++ Utilities (useful templates, defines and such).
*/
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#ifndef ___iprt_cpputils_h
#define ___iprt_cpputils_h
/** @defgroup grp_rt_cpp IPRT C++ APIs */
/** @defgroup grp_rt_cpp_util C++ Utilities
* @ingroup grp_rt_cpp
* @{
*/
/**
* A simple class used to prevent copying and assignment.
*
* Inherit from this class in order to prevent automatic generation
* of the copy constructor and assignment operator in your class.
*
* @addtogroup grp_rt_cpp_util
*/
class RTCNonCopyable
{
protected:
RTCNonCopyable() {}
~RTCNonCopyable() {}
private:
RTCNonCopyable(RTCNonCopyable const &);
RTCNonCopyable const &operator=(RTCNonCopyable const &);
};
/**
* Shortcut to |const_cast<C &>()| that automatically derives the correct
* type (class) for the const_cast template's argument from its own argument.
*
* Can be used to temporarily cancel the |const| modifier on the left-hand side
* of assignment expressions, like this:
* @code
* const Class That;
* ...
* unconst(That) = SomeValue;
* @endcode
*
* @todo What to do about the prefix here?
*/
template <class C>
inline C &unconst(const C &that)
{
return const_cast<C &>(that);
}
/**
* Shortcut to |const_cast<C *>()| that automatically derives the correct
* type (class) for the const_cast template's argument from its own argument.
*
* Can be used to temporarily cancel the |const| modifier on the left-hand side
* of assignment expressions, like this:
* @code
* const Class *pThat;
* ...
* unconst(pThat) = SomeValue;
* @endcode
*
* @todo What to do about the prefix here?
*/
template <class C>
inline C *unconst(const C *that)
{
return const_cast<C *>(that);
}
/** @} */
#endif