// // Copyright 2017 The Abseil Authors. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // File: casts.h // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // // This header file defines casting templates to fit use cases not covered by // the standard casts provided in the C++ standard. As with all cast operations, // use these with caution and only if alternatives do not exist. #ifndef ABSL_BASE_CASTS_H_ #define ABSL_BASE_CASTS_H_ #include #include #include #include #include "absl/base/internal/identity.h" #include "absl/base/macros.h" #include "absl/meta/type_traits.h" namespace absl { ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN namespace internal_casts { template struct is_bitcastable : std::integral_constant< bool, sizeof(Dest) == sizeof(Source) && type_traits_internal::is_trivially_copyable::value && type_traits_internal::is_trivially_copyable::value && std::is_default_constructible::value> {}; } // namespace internal_casts // implicit_cast() // // Performs an implicit conversion between types following the language // rules for implicit conversion; if an implicit conversion is otherwise // allowed by the language in the given context, this function performs such an // implicit conversion. // // Example: // // // If the context allows implicit conversion: // From from; // To to = from; // // // Such code can be replaced by: // implicit_cast(from); // // An `implicit_cast()` may also be used to annotate numeric type conversions // that, although safe, may produce compiler warnings (such as `long` to `int`). // Additionally, an `implicit_cast()` is also useful within return statements to // indicate a specific implicit conversion is being undertaken. // // Example: // // return implicit_cast(size_in_bytes) / capacity_; // // Annotating code with `implicit_cast()` allows you to explicitly select // particular overloads and template instantiations, while providing a safer // cast than `reinterpret_cast()` or `static_cast()`. // // Additionally, an `implicit_cast()` can be used to allow upcasting within a // type hierarchy where incorrect use of `static_cast()` could accidentally // allow downcasting. // // Finally, an `implicit_cast()` can be used to perform implicit conversions // from unrelated types that otherwise couldn't be implicitly cast directly; // C++ will normally only implicitly cast "one step" in such conversions. // // That is, if C is a type which can be implicitly converted to B, with B being // a type that can be implicitly converted to A, an `implicit_cast()` can be // used to convert C to B (which the compiler can then implicitly convert to A // using language rules). // // Example: // // // Assume an object C is convertible to B, which is implicitly convertible // // to A // A a = implicit_cast(C); // // Such implicit cast chaining may be useful within template logic. template constexpr To implicit_cast(typename absl::internal::identity_t to) { return to; } // bit_cast() // // Performs a bitwise cast on a type without changing the underlying bit // representation of that type's value. The two types must be of the same size // and both types must be trivially copyable. As with most casts, use with // caution. A `bit_cast()` might be needed when you need to temporarily treat a // type as some other type, such as in the following cases: // // * Serialization (casting temporarily to `char *` for those purposes is // always allowed by the C++ standard) // * Managing the individual bits of a type within mathematical operations // that are not normally accessible through that type // * Casting non-pointer types to pointer types (casting the other way is // allowed by `reinterpret_cast()` but round-trips cannot occur the other // way). // // Example: // // float f = 3.14159265358979; // int i = bit_cast(f); // // i = 0x40490fdb // // Casting non-pointer types to pointer types and then dereferencing them // traditionally produces undefined behavior. // // Example: // // // WRONG // float f = 3.14159265358979; // WRONG // int i = * reinterpret_cast(&f); // WRONG // // The address-casting method produces undefined behavior according to the ISO // C++ specification section [basic.lval]. Roughly, this section says: if an // object in memory has one type, and a program accesses it with a different // type, the result is undefined behavior for most values of "different type". // // Such casting results in type punning: holding an object in memory of one type // and reading its bits back using a different type. A `bit_cast()` avoids this // issue by implementing its casts using `memcpy()`, which avoids introducing // this undefined behavior. // // NOTE: The requirements here are more strict than the bit_cast of standard // proposal p0476 due to the need for workarounds and lack of intrinsics. // Specifically, this implementation also requires `Dest` to be // default-constructible. template < typename Dest, typename Source, typename std::enable_if::value, int>::type = 0> inline Dest bit_cast(const Source& source) { Dest dest; memcpy(static_cast(std::addressof(dest)), static_cast(std::addressof(source)), sizeof(dest)); return dest; } // NOTE: This overload is only picked if the requirements of bit_cast are not // met. It is therefore UB, but is provided temporarily as previous versions of // this function template were unchecked. Do not use this in new code. template < typename Dest, typename Source, typename std::enable_if< !internal_casts::is_bitcastable::value, int>::type = 0> ABSL_DEPRECATED( "absl::bit_cast type requirements were violated. Update the types being " "used such that they are the same size and are both TriviallyCopyable.") inline Dest bit_cast(const Source& source) { static_assert(sizeof(Dest) == sizeof(Source), "Source and destination types should have equal sizes."); Dest dest; memcpy(&dest, &source, sizeof(dest)); return dest; } ABSL_NAMESPACE_END } // namespace absl #endif // ABSL_BASE_CASTS_H_