////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// The Loki Library
// Copyright (c) 2006 Richard Sposato
// Copyright (c) 2006 Peter Kümmel
// Code covered by the MIT License
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
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//
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// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
// SOFTWARE.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef LOKI_REFTOVALUE_INC_
#define LOKI_REFTOVALUE_INC_

// $Id$


namespace Loki
{

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ///  \class RefToValue
    ///
    ///  \ingroup SmartPointerGroup
    ///  Transports a reference as a value
    ///  Serves to implement the Colvin/Gibbons trick for SmartPtr/ScopeGuard
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <class T>
    class RefToValue
    {
    public:

        RefToValue(T& ref) : ref_(ref)
        {}

        RefToValue(const RefToValue& rhs) : ref_(rhs.ref_)
        {}

        operator T& () const
        {
            return ref_;
        }

    private:
        // Disable - not implemented
        RefToValue();
        RefToValue& operator=(const RefToValue&);

        T& ref_;
    };


    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ///  \ingroup ExceptionGroup
    ///  RefToValue creator.
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <class T>
    inline RefToValue<T> ByRef(T& t)
    {
        return RefToValue<T>(t);
    }

}


#endif // end file guardian