Chris@16: // Copyright (C) 2001-2003
Chris@16: // Mac Murrett
Chris@16: //
Chris@16: // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
Chris@16: // accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
Chris@16: // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
Chris@16: //
Chris@16: // See http://www.boost.org for most recent version including documentation.
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: #ifndef BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP
Chris@16: #define BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: #include <boost/thread/detail/config.hpp>
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: namespace boost {
Chris@16: namespace detail {
Chris@16: namespace thread {
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: // force_cast will convert anything to anything.
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: // general case
Chris@16: template<class Return_Type, class Argument_Type>
Chris@16: inline Return_Type &force_cast(Argument_Type &rSrc)
Chris@16: {
Chris@16:     return(*reinterpret_cast<Return_Type *>(&rSrc));
Chris@16: }
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: // specialization for const
Chris@16: template<class Return_Type, class Argument_Type>
Chris@16: inline const Return_Type &force_cast(const Argument_Type &rSrc)
Chris@16: {
Chris@16:     return(*reinterpret_cast<const Return_Type *>(&rSrc));
Chris@16: }
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: } // namespace thread
Chris@16: } // namespace detail
Chris@16: } // namespace boost
Chris@16: 
Chris@16: #endif // BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP