source: code/trunk/src/external/loki/TypeManip.h @ 7266

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// The Loki Library
// Copyright (c) 2001 by Andrei Alexandrescu
// This code accompanies the book:
// Alexandrescu, Andrei. "Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design 
//     Patterns Applied". Copyright (c) 2001. Addison-Wesley.
// Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software for any 
//     purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright 
//     notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this 
//     permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
// The author or Addison-Welsey Longman make no representations about the 
//     suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" 
//     without express or implied warranty.
//
// Changes by Orxonox (Reto Grieder)
//     Removed templates we didn't need
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef LOKI_TYPEMANIP_INC_
#define LOKI_TYPEMANIP_INC_

// $Id: TypeManip.h 749 2006-10-17 19:49:26Z syntheticpp $


namespace Loki
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// class template Int2Type
// Converts each integral constant into a unique type
// Invocation: Int2Type<v> where v is a compile-time constant integral
// Defines 'value', an enum that evaluates to v
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <int v>
    struct Int2Type
    {
        enum { value = v };
    };
    
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// class template Type2Type
// Converts each type into a unique, insipid type
// Invocation Type2Type<T> where T is a type
// Defines the type OriginalType which maps back to T
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <typename T>
    struct Type2Type
    {
        typedef T OriginalType;
    };
    
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// class template Select
// Selects one of two types based upon a boolean constant
// Invocation: Select<flag, T, U>::Result
// where:
// flag is a compile-time boolean constant
// T and U are types
// Result evaluates to T if flag is true, and to U otherwise.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <bool flag, typename T, typename U>
    struct Select
    {
        typedef T Result;
    };
    template <typename T, typename U>
    struct Select<false, T, U>
    {
        typedef U Result;
    };
    
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// class template IsSameType
// Return true iff two given types are the same
// Invocation: SameType<T, U>::value
// where:
// T and U are types
// Result evaluates to true iff U == T (types equal)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <typename T, typename U>
    struct IsSameType
    {
        enum { value = false };
    };
    
    template <typename T>
    struct IsSameType<T,T>
    {
        enum { value = true };
    };

}   // namespace Loki


#endif // end file guardian