UIntConv.h

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// This file's extension implies that it's C, but it's really -*- C++ -*-.
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2023 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.
 */
#ifndef CXXUTILS_UINTCONV_H
#define CXXUTILS_UINTCONV_H
 
 
#include "CxxUtils/SizedUInt.h"
#include <cstdint>
 
 
namespace CxxUtils {
namespace detail {
 
 
template <class T>
union UIntConv
{
  // Unsigned type of the same size as T.
  using uint_t = typename SizedUInt<sizeof(T)>::type;
 
  // Union members to convert between uint_t and T.
  uint_t ui;
  T x;
 
 
  static uintptr_t valToUInt (T x) {
    UIntConv u;
    u.x = x;
    return static_cast<uintptr_t> (u.ui);
  };
 
 
  static T uintToVal (uintptr_t ui) {
    UIntConv u;
    u.ui = static_cast<uint_t>(ui);
    return u.x;
  };
};
 
 
// Specialization for the case where no conversion is required.
template <>
union UIntConv<uintptr_t>
{
  static uintptr_t valToUInt (uintptr_t x) {
    return x;
  };
 
 
  static uintptr_t uintToVal (uintptr_t ui) {
    return ui;
  };
};
 
 
} // namespace detail
} // namespace CxxUtils
 
 
#endif // not CXXUTILS_UINTCONV_H