crashpad/util/misc/implicit_cast.h
Scott Graham 5069c2903a Replace implicit_cast usage with static_cast.
chromium's implicit_cast is going to be removed so stop using it.

BUG=529769,472900
R=mark@chromium.org

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/1335353002 .
2015-09-14 11:09:46 -07:00

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// Copyright 2015 The Crashpad Authors. All rights reserved.
//
// 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.
#ifndef CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_IMPLICIT_CAST_H_
#define CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_IMPLICIT_CAST_H_
namespace crashpad {
// 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
#endif // CRASHPAD_UTIL_MISC_IMPLICIT_CAST_H_