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46 // This file is not part of the Qt API. It exists purely as an
47 // implementation detail. This header file may change from version to
48 // version without notice, or even be removed.
52 #ifndef Patternist_AtomicCaster_H
53 #define Patternist_AtomicCaster_H
55 #include "qdynamiccontext_p.h"
57 #include "qatomictypedispatch_p.h"
66 * @short AtomicCaster is an abstract base class for classes
67 * that performs casting between two atomic values of specific types.
69 * @ingroup Patternist_xdm
70 * @author Frans Englich <frans.englich@nokia.com>
72 class AtomicCaster
: public AtomicTypeVisitorResult
75 typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer
<AtomicCaster
> Ptr
;
77 virtual ~AtomicCaster();
80 * Casts @p from to an atomic value of the type this class
81 * casts to, and returns that value. The @p context is used
82 * for reporting errors in case the casting fails, and to in general
83 * access information from the dynamic context.
85 virtual Item
castFrom(const Item
&from
,
86 const QExplicitlySharedDataPointer
<DynamicContext
> &context
) const = 0;