/** @file
 * IPRT - C++ Meta programming.
 */

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 *
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 * available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
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 */

#ifndef ___iprt_cpp_meta_h
#define ___iprt_cpp_meta_h

/** @defgroup grp_rt_cpp_meta   C++ Meta programming utilities
 * @ingroup grp_rt_cpp
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Check for a condition on compile time and dependent of the result TrueResult
 * or FalseResult will be defined.
 *
 * @param   Condition     Condition to check.
 * @param   TrueResult    Result when condition is true.
 * @param   FalseResult   Result when condition is false
 */
template <bool Condition, typename TrueResult, typename FalseResult>
struct RTCIf;

/**
 * Check for a condition on compile time and dependent of the result TrueResult
 * or FalseResult will be defined.
 *
 * True specialization of RTCIf.
 *
 * @param   TrueResult    Result when condition is true.
 * @param   FalseResult   Result when condition is false
 */
template <typename TrueResult, typename FalseResult>
struct RTCIf<true, TrueResult, FalseResult>
{
    typedef TrueResult result;
};

/**
 * Check for a condition on compile time and dependent of the result TrueResult
 * or FalseResult will be defined.
 *
 * False specialization of RTCIf.
 *
 * @param   TrueResult    Result when condition is true.
 * @param   FalseResult   Result when condition is false
 */
template <typename TrueResult, typename FalseResult>
struct RTCIf<false, TrueResult, FalseResult>
{
    typedef FalseResult result;
};

/**
 * Check if @a T is a pointer or not at compile time and dependent of the
 * result TrueResult or FalseResult will be defined.
 *
 * False version of RTCIfPtr.
 *
 * @param   Condition     Condition to check.
 * @param   TrueResult    Result when condition is true.
 * @param   FalseResult   Result when condition is false
 */
template <class T, typename TrueResult, typename FalseResult>
struct RTCIfPtr
{
    typedef FalseResult result;
};

/**
 * Check if @a T is a pointer or not at compile time and dependent of the
 * result TrueResult or FalseResult will be defined.
 *
 * True specialization of RTCIfPtr.
 *
 * @param   Condition     Condition to check.
 * @param   TrueResult    Result when condition is true.
 * @param   FalseResult   Result when condition is false
 */
template <class T, typename TrueResult, typename FalseResult>
struct RTCIfPtr<T*, TrueResult, FalseResult>
{
    typedef TrueResult result;
};

/** @} */

#endif /* !___iprt_cpp_meta_h */

