gdbsupport/gdb-checked-static-cast.h

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  17
  18 #ifndef COMMON_GDB_CHECKED_DYNAMIC_CAST_H
  19 #define COMMON_GDB_CHECKED_DYNAMIC_CAST_H
  20
  21 #include "gdbsupport/traits.h"
  22
  23 namespace gdb
  24 {
  25
  26 /* This function can be used in place of static_cast when casting between
  27    pointers of polymorphic types.  The benefit of using this call is that,
  28    when compiling in developer mode, dynamic_cast will be used to validate
  29    the cast.  This use of dynamic_cast is why this function will only
  30    work for polymorphic types.
  31
  32    In non-developer (i.e. production) builds, the dynamic_cast is replaced
  33    with a static_cast which is usually significantly faster.  */
  34
  35 template<typename T, typename V>
  36 T
  37 checked_static_cast (V *v)
  38 {
  39   /* We only support casting to pointer types.  */
  40   static_assert (std::is_pointer<T>::value, "target must be a pointer type");
  41
  42   /* Check for polymorphic types explicitly in case we're in release mode.  */
  43   static_assert (std::is_polymorphic<V>::value, "types must be polymorphic");
  44
  45   /* Figure out the type that T points to.  */
  46   using T_no_P = typename std::remove_pointer<T>::type;
  47
  48   /* In developer mode this cast uses dynamic_cast to confirm at run-time
  49      that the cast from V* to T is valid.  However, we can catch some
  50      mistakes at compile time, this assert prevents anything other than
  51      downcasts, or casts to same type.  */
  52   static_assert (std::is_base_of<V, T_no_P>::value
  53                  || std::is_base_of<T_no_P, V>::value,
  54                  "types must be related");
  55
  56 #ifdef DEVELOPMENT
  57   T result = dynamic_cast<T> (v);
  58   gdb_assert (result != nullptr);
  59 #else
  60   T result = static_cast<T> (v);
  61 #endif
  62
  63   return result;
  64 }
  65
  66 }
  67
  68 #endif /* COMMON_GDB_CHECKED_DYNAMIC_CAST_H */