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 9  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
11  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
12  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
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24 
25 #ifndef SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
26 #define SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
27 
28 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"

29 
30 // In many places we've added C-style casts to silence compiler
31 // warnings, for example when truncating a size_t to an int when we
32 // know the size_t is a small struct. Such casts are risky because
33 // they effectively disable useful compiler warnings. We can make our
34 // lives safer with this function, which ensures that any cast is
35 // reversible without loss of information. It doesn't check
36 // everything: it isn't intended to make sure that pointer types are
37 // compatible, for example.
38 template <typename T2, typename T1>
39 constexpr T2 checked_cast(T1 thing) {
40   T2 result = static_cast<T2>(thing);
41   assert(static_cast<T1>(result) == thing, "must be");
42   return result;
43 }
44 
45 #endif // SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
46 

 9  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
11  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
12  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
13  * accompanied this code).
14  *
15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
16  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
17  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
18  *
19  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
20  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
21  * questions.
22  *
23  */
24 
25 #ifndef SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
26 #define SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
27 
28 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
29 #include "utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp"
30 
31 // In many places we've added C-style casts to silence compiler
32 // warnings, for example when truncating a size_t to an int when we
33 // know the size_t is a small struct. Such casts are risky because
34 // they effectively disable useful compiler warnings. We can make our
35 // lives safer with this function, which ensures that any cast is
36 // reversible without loss of information. It doesn't check
37 // everything: it isn't intended to make sure that pointer types are
38 // compatible, for example.
39 template <typename T2, typename T1>
40 constexpr T2 checked_cast(T1 thing) {
41   T2 result = static_cast<T2>(thing);
42   assert(static_cast<T1>(result) == thing, "must be, thing: " INTPTR_FORMAT ", result: " INTPTR_FORMAT, (intptr_t)thing, (intptr_t)result);
43   return result;
44 }
45 
46 #endif // SHARE_UTILITIES_CHECKEDCAST_HPP
47 
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