poco/Foundation/include/Poco/Any.h
Guenter Obiltschnig 2d4078f392 submitted 1.2.0
2006-08-29 07:10:35 +00:00

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//
// Any.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.2/Foundation/include/Poco/Any.h#1 $
//
// 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*);
Placeholder* _content;
};
template <typename ValueType>
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>
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);
{
ValueType* result = AnyCast<ValueType>(const_cast<Any*>(&operand));
if (!result) throw BadCastException("RefAnyCast: Failed to convert between const Any types");
return *result;
}
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);
{
ValueType* result = AnyCast<ValueType>(&operand);
if (!result) throw BadCastException("RefAnyCast: Failed to convert between Any types");
return *result;
}
template <typename ValueType>
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>
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