crashpad/util/misc/reinterpret_bytes.h

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#ifndef CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_REINTERPRET_BYTES_H_
#define CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_REINTERPRET_BYTES_H_

#include <stddef.h>

namespace crashpad {

namespace internal {

bool ReinterpretBytesImpl(const char* from,
                          size_t from_size,
                          char* to,
                          size_t to_size);

}  // namespace internal

//! \brief Copies the bytes of \a from to \a to.
//!
//! This function is similar to `bit_cast`, except that it can operate on
//! differently sized types.
//!
//! \return `true` if the copy is possible without information loss, otherwise
//!     `false` with a message logged.
template <typename From, typename To>
bool ReinterpretBytes(const From& from, To* to) {
  return internal::ReinterpretBytesImpl(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&from),
                                        sizeof(From),
                                        reinterpret_cast<char*>(to),
                                        sizeof(To));
}

}  // namespace crashpad

#endif  // CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_REINTERPRET_BYTES_H_