Loki/include/loki/RefToValue.h
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 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:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// 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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// 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