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* Authors: Nathan Binkert
*/
#ifndef __BASE_CAST_HH__
#define __BASE_CAST_HH__
#include <cassert>
// This is designed for situations where we have a pointer to a base
// type, but in all cases when we cast it to a derived type, we know
// by construction that it should work correctly.
#if defined(DEBUG)
// In debug builds, do the dynamic cast and assert the result is good
template <class T, class U>
inline T
safe_cast(U ptr)
{
T ret = dynamic_cast<T>(ptr);
assert(ret);
return ret;
}
#else
// In non debug builds statically cast the result to the pointer we
// want to use. This is technically unsafe, but this is only for
// cases where we know that this should work by construction.
template <class T, class U>
inline T
safe_cast(U ptr)
{
return static_cast<T>(ptr);
}
#endif
#endif // __BASE_CAST_HH__