Pointer utilities added (proposed by Ion Gaztañaga)

[SVN r31932]

include/boost/pointer_cast.hpp

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+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztañaga 2005. 
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at 
+//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
+#define BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP
+
+namespace boost { 
+
+//static_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
+template<class T, class U>
+inline T* static_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
+{  
+   return static_cast<T*>(ptr);
+}
+
+//dynamic_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
+template<class T, class U>
+inline T* dynamic_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
+{  
+   return dynamic_cast<T*>(ptr);
+}
+
+//const_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
+template<class T, class U>
+inline T* const_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
+{  
+   return const_cast<T*>(ptr);
+}
+
+//reinterpret_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers
+template<class T, class U>
+inline T* reinterpret_pointer_cast(U *ptr)
+{  
+   return reinterpret_cast<T*>(ptr);
+}
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif   //BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP

include/boost/pointer_to_other.hpp

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+#ifndef BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+//
+//  pointer_to_other.hpp
+//
+//  (C) Copyright Ion Gaztañaga 2005.
+//  Copyright (c) 2005 Peter Dimov.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//
+//  (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at 
+//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/smart_ptr/pointer_to_other.html
+//
+
+namespace boost
+{
+
+// Defines the same pointer type (raw or smart) to another pointee type
+
+template<class T, class U>
+struct pointer_to_other;
+
+template<class T, class U, 
+         template<class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class T2, class U, 
+         template<class, class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T, T2>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U, T2> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class T2, class T3, class U, 
+         template<class, class, class> class Sp>
+struct pointer_to_other< Sp<T, T2, T3>, U >
+{
+   typedef Sp<U, T2, T3> type;
+};
+
+template<class T, class U>
+struct pointer_to_other< T*, U >
+{
+   typedef U* type;
+};
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif // #ifndef BOOST_POINTER_TO_OTHER_HPP_INCLUDED