query/include/matador/utils/base_class.hpp

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#ifndef BASE_CLASS_HPP
#define BASE_CLASS_HPP
#include <type_traits>
namespace matador {
/**
* @brief Safely casts a given derived class to its base class
*
* @tparam Base The base class type
* @tparam Derived The class type of the derived class
* @param derived The derived object
* @return The cast object
*/
template < class Base, class Derived>
const Base* base_class(const Derived *derived) {
static_assert(!std::is_same_v<Base, Derived>, "class Base must not be of same type as class Derived");
static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<Base, Derived>, "class Base must be base of class Derived");
return static_cast<const Base*>(derived);
}
/**
* @brief Safely casts a given derived class to its base class
*
* @tparam Base The base class type
* @tparam Derived The class type of the derived class
* @param derived The derived object
* @return The cast object
*/
template < class Base, class Derived>
Base* base_class(Derived *derived) {
static_assert(!std::is_same_v<Base, Derived>, "class Base must not be of same type as class Derived");
static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<Base, Derived>, "class Base must be base of class Derived");
return static_cast<Base*>(derived);
}
}
#endif /* BASE_CLASS_HPP */