poco/Foundation/include/Poco/Any.h

//
// Any.h
//
// $Id: //poco/svn/Foundation/include/Poco/Any.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Core
// Module:  Any
//
// Copyright Kevlin Henney, 2000, 2001, 2002. All rights reserved.
// Extracted from Boost 1.33.1 lib and adapted for poco: Peter Schojer/AppliedInformatics 2006-02-02
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#ifndef Foundation_Any_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Any_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Exception.h"
#include <algorithm>
#include <typeinfo>


namespace Poco {


class Any
	/// An Any class represents a general type and is capable of storing any type, supporting type-safe extraction
	/// of the internally stored data.
	///
	/// Code taken from the Boost 1.33.1 library. Original copyright by Kevlin Henney. Modified for Poco
	/// by Applied Informatics.
{
public:
	Any():
		_content(0)
		/// Creates an empty any type.
	{
	}

	template <typename ValueType>
	Any(const ValueType& value):
		_content(new Holder<ValueType>(value))
		/// Creates an any which stores the init parameter inside.
		///
		/// Example: 
		///	 Any a(13); 
		///	 Any a(string("12345"));
	{
	}

	Any(const Any& other):
		_content(other._content ? other._content->clone() : 0)
		/// Copy constructor, works with empty Anys and initialized Any values.
	{
	}

	~Any()
	{
		delete _content;
	}

	Any& swap(Any& rhs)
		/// Swaps the content of the two Anys.
	{
		std::swap(_content, rhs._content);
		return *this;
	}

	template <typename ValueType>
	Any& operator = (const ValueType& rhs)
		/// Assignment operator for all types != Any.
		///
		/// Example: 
		///	Any a = 13; 
		///	Any a = string("12345");
	{
		Any(rhs).swap(*this);
		return *this;
	}

	Any& operator = (const Any& rhs)
		/// Assignment operator for Any.
	{
		Any(rhs).swap(*this);
		return *this;
	}

	bool empty() const
		/// returns true if the Any is empty
	{
		return !_content;
	}

	const std::type_info& type() const
		/// Returns the type information of the stored content.
		/// If the Any is empty typeid(void) is returned.
		/// It is suggested to always query an Any for its type info before trying to extract
		/// data via an AnyCast/RefAnyCast.
	{
		return _content ? _content->type() : typeid(void);
	}

private:
	class Placeholder
	{
	public:
		virtual ~Placeholder()
		{
		}

		virtual const std::type_info& type() const = 0;
		virtual Placeholder* clone() const = 0;
	};

	template <typename ValueType>
	class Holder: public Placeholder
	{
	public: 
		Holder(const ValueType& value):
			_held(value)
		{
		}

		virtual const std::type_info& type() const
		{
			return typeid(ValueType);
		}

		virtual Placeholder* clone() const
		{
			return new Holder(_held);
		}

		ValueType _held;
	};

private:
	template <typename ValueType>
	friend ValueType* AnyCast(Any*);

	template <typename ValueType>
	friend ValueType* UnsafeAnyCast(Any*);

	template <typename ValueType>
	friend ValueType& RefAnyCast(Any&);

	template <typename ValueType>
	friend const ValueType& RefAnyCast(const Any&);

	Placeholder* _content;
};


template <typename ValueType>
inline ValueType* AnyCast(Any* operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to extract the ValueType from an Any*. Will return a pointer
	/// to the stored value. 
	///
	/// Example Usage: 
	///	 MyType* pTmp = AnyCast<MyType*>(pAny).
	/// Will return NULL if the cast fails, i.e. types don't match.
{
	return operand && operand->type() == typeid(ValueType)
		? &static_cast<Any::Holder<ValueType>*>(operand->_content)->_held
		: 0;
}


template <typename ValueType>
inline const ValueType* AnyCast(const Any* operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to extract a const ValueType pointer from an const Any*. Will return a const pointer
	/// to the stored value. 
	///
	/// Example Usage:
	///	 const MyType* pTmp = AnyCast<MyType*>(pAny).
	/// Will return NULL if the cast fails, i.e. types don't match.
{
	return AnyCast<ValueType>(const_cast<Any*>(operand));
}


template <typename ValueType>
ValueType AnyCast(const Any& operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to extract a copy of the ValueType from an const Any&.
	///
	/// Example Usage: 
	///	 MyType tmp = AnyCast<MyType>(anAny).
	/// Will throw a BadCastException if the cast fails.
	/// Dont use an AnyCast in combination with references, i.e. MyType& tmp = ... or const MyType& = ...
	/// Some compilers will accept this code although a copy is returned. Use the RefAnyCast in
	/// these cases.
{
	ValueType* result = AnyCast<ValueType>(const_cast<Any*>(&operand));
	if (!result)
		throw BadCastException("Failed to convert between const Any types");
	return *result;
}


template <typename ValueType>
ValueType AnyCast(Any& operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to extract a copy of the ValueType from an Any&.
	///
	/// Example Usage: 
	///	 MyType tmp = AnyCast<MyType>(anAny).
	/// Will throw a BadCastException if the cast fails.
	/// Dont use an AnyCast in combination with references, i.e. MyType& tmp = ... or const MyType& tmp = ...
	/// Some compilers will accept this code although a copy is returned. Use the RefAnyCast in
	/// these cases.
{
	ValueType* result = AnyCast<ValueType>(&operand);
	if (!result)
		throw BadCastException("Failed to convert between Any types");
	return *result;
}


template <typename ValueType>
const ValueType& RefAnyCast(const Any& operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to return a const reference to the internal data. 
	///
	/// Example Usage: 
	///	 const MyType& tmp = RefAnyCast<MyType>(anAny);
{
	if (operand.type() == typeid(ValueType))
		return static_cast<Any::Holder<ValueType>*>(operand._content)->_held;
	else
		throw BadCastException("RefAnyCast: Failed to convert between const Any types");
}


template <typename ValueType>
ValueType& RefAnyCast(Any& operand)
	/// AnyCast operator used to return a reference to the internal data.
	///
	/// Example Usage: 
	///	 MyType& tmp = RefAnyCast<MyType>(anAny);
{
	if (operand.type() == typeid(ValueType))
		return static_cast<Any::Holder<ValueType>*>(operand._content)->_held;
	else
		throw BadCastException("RefAnyCast: Failed to convert between Any types");
}


template <typename ValueType>
inline ValueType* UnsafeAnyCast(Any* operand)
	/// The "unsafe" versions of AnyCast are not part of the
	/// public interface and may be removed at any time. They are
	/// required where we know what type is stored in the any and can't
	/// use typeid() comparison, e.g., when our types may travel across
	/// different shared libraries.
{
	return &static_cast<Any::Holder<ValueType>*>(operand->_content)->_held;
}


template <typename ValueType>
inline const ValueType* UnsafeAnyCast(const Any* operand)
	/// The "unsafe" versions of AnyCast are not part of the
	/// public interface and may be removed at any time. They are
	/// required where we know what type is stored in the any and can't
	/// use typeid() comparison, e.g., when our types may travel across
	/// different shared libraries.
{
	return AnyCast<ValueType>(const_cast<Any*>(operand));
}


} // namespace Poco


#endif