cpputils.h revision 154e1d5579ca6c8bee571a8d1ced5d76a0234030
/** @file
* innotek Portable Runtime - C++ Utilities (useful templates, defines and such).
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2007 innotek GmbH
*
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#ifndef ___iprt_cpputils_h
#define ___iprt_cpputils_h
/** @defgroup grp_rt_cpputils C++ Utilities
* @ingroup grp_rt
* @{
*/
/**
* 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) = some_value;
* @endcode
*/
/**
* 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) = some_value;
* @endcode
*/
/** @} */
#endif