1 // Copyright (C) 2001-2003
2 // Mac Murrett
3 //
4 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
5 // accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
6 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
7 //
8 // See http://www.boost.org for most recent version including documentation.
9 
10 #ifndef BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP
11 #define BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP
12 
13 #include <boost/thread/detail/config.hpp>
14 
15 namespace boost {
16 namespace detail {
17 namespace thread {
18 
19 // force_cast will convert anything to anything.
20 
21 // general case
22 template<class Return_Type, class Argument_Type>
force_cast(Argument_Type & rSrc)23 inline Return_Type &force_cast(Argument_Type &rSrc)
24 {
25     return(*reinterpret_cast<Return_Type *>(&rSrc));
26 }
27 
28 // specialization for const
29 template<class Return_Type, class Argument_Type>
force_cast(const Argument_Type & rSrc)30 inline const Return_Type &force_cast(const Argument_Type &rSrc)
31 {
32     return(*reinterpret_cast<const Return_Type *>(&rSrc));
33 }
34 
35 } // namespace thread
36 } // namespace detail
37 } // namespace boost
38 
39 #endif // BOOST_FORCE_CAST_MJM012402_HPP
40