// // 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 #if defined(__cpp_lib_bit_cast) && __cpp_lib_bit_cast >= 201806L #include // For std::bit_cast. #endif // defined(__cpp_lib_bit_cast) && __cpp_lib_bit_cast >= 201806L #include "absl/base/attributes.h" #include "absl/base/config.h" #include "absl/base/macros.h" #include "absl/base/optimization.h" #include "absl/base/options.h" #include "absl/meta/type_traits.h" namespace absl { ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN // 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 std::enable_if_t< !type_traits_internal::IsView, std::remove_cv_t>>::value, To> implicit_cast(absl::type_identity_t to) { return to; } template constexpr std::enable_if_t< type_traits_internal::IsView, std::remove_cv_t>>::value, To> implicit_cast(absl::type_identity_t to ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND) { return to; } template constexpr std::enable_if_t, To> implicit_cast( absl::type_identity_t to ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_LIFETIME_BOUND) { return std::forward>(to); } // bit_cast() // // Creates a value of the new type `Dest` whose representation is the same as // that of the argument, which is of (deduced) type `Source` (a "bitwise cast"; // every bit in the value representation of the result is equal to the // corresponding bit in the object representation of the source). Source and // destination 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 treat a value as the value of some other type, for example, to access // the individual bits of an object which are not normally accessible through // the object's type, such as for working with the binary representation of a // floating point value: // // float f = 3.14159265358979; // int i = bit_cast(f); // // i = 0x40490fdb // // Reinterpreting and accessing a value directly as a different type (as shown // below) usually results in undefined behavior. // // Example: // // // WRONG // float f = 3.14159265358979; // int i = reinterpret_cast(f); // Wrong // int j = *reinterpret_cast(&f); // Equally wrong // int k = *bit_cast(&f); // Equally wrong // // Reinterpret-casting results in 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 "different type". // // Using bit_cast on a pointer and then dereferencing it is no better than using // reinterpret_cast. You should only use bit_cast on the value itself. // // 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 copying the object representation to a new value, which avoids // introducing this undefined behavior (since the original value is never // accessed in the wrong way). // // The requirements of `absl::bit_cast` are more strict than that of // `std::bit_cast` unless compiler support is available. Specifically, without // compiler support, this implementation also requires `Dest` to be // default-constructible. In C++20, `absl::bit_cast` is replaced by // `std::bit_cast`. #if defined(__cpp_lib_bit_cast) && __cpp_lib_bit_cast >= 201806L using std::bit_cast; #else // defined(__cpp_lib_bit_cast) && __cpp_lib_bit_cast >= 201806L template < typename Dest, typename Source, typename std::enable_if::value && std::is_trivially_copyable::value #if !ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_bit_cast) && std::is_default_constructible::value #endif // !ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_bit_cast) , int>::type = 0> #if ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_bit_cast) inline constexpr Dest bit_cast(const Source& source) { return __builtin_bit_cast(Dest, source); } #else // ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_bit_cast) inline Dest bit_cast(const Source& source) { Dest dest; memcpy(static_cast(std::addressof(dest)), static_cast(std::addressof(source)), sizeof(dest)); return dest; } #endif // ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_bit_cast) #endif // defined(__cpp_lib_bit_cast) && __cpp_lib_bit_cast >= 201806L namespace base_internal { [[noreturn]] ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_NOINLINE void BadDownCastCrash( const char* source_type, const char* target_type); template inline void ValidateDownCast(From* f ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) { // Assert only if RTTI is enabled and in debug mode or hardened asserts are // enabled. #ifdef ABSL_INTERNAL_HAS_RTTI #if !defined(NDEBUG) || (ABSL_OPTION_HARDENED == 1 || ABSL_OPTION_HARDENED == 2) // Suppress erroneous nonnull comparison warning on older GCC. #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) #pragma GCC diagnostic push #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare" #endif if (ABSL_PREDICT_FALSE(f != nullptr && dynamic_cast(f) == nullptr)) { #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) #pragma GCC diagnostic pop #endif absl::base_internal::BadDownCastCrash( typeid(*f).name(), typeid(std::remove_pointer_t).name()); } #endif #endif } } // namespace base_internal // An "upcast", i.e. a conversion from a pointer to an object to a pointer to a // base subobject, always succeeds if the base is unambiguous and accessible, // and so it's fine to use implicit_cast. // // A "downcast", i.e. a conversion from a pointer to an object to a pointer // to a more-derived object that may contain the original object as a base // subobject, cannot safely be done using static_cast, because you do not // generally know whether the source object is really the base subobject of // a containing, more-derived object of the target type. Thus, when you // downcast in a polymorphic type hierarchy, you should use the following // function template. // // This function only returns null when the input is null. In debug mode, we // use dynamic_cast to double-check whether the downcast is legal (we die if // it's not). In normal mode, we do the efficient static_cast instead. Because // the process will die in debug mode, it's important to test to make sure the // cast is legal before calling this function! // // dynamic_cast should be avoided except as allowed by the style guide // (https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Run-Time_Type_Information__RTTI_). template // use like this: down_cast(foo); [[nodiscard]] inline To down_cast(From* f) { // so we only accept pointers static_assert(std::is_pointer::value, "target type not a pointer"); // dynamic_cast allows casting to the same type or a more cv-qualified // version of the same type without them being polymorphic. if constexpr (!std::is_same>, std::remove_cv_t>::value) { static_assert(std::is_polymorphic::value, "source type must be polymorphic"); static_assert(std::is_polymorphic>::value, "target type must be polymorphic"); } static_assert( std::is_convertible>*, std::remove_cv_t*>::value, "target type not derived from source type"); absl::base_internal::ValidateDownCast(f); return static_cast(f); } // Overload of down_cast for references. Use like this: // absl::down_cast(foo). The code is slightly convoluted because we're still // using the pointer form of dynamic cast. (The reference form throws an // exception if it fails.) // // There's no need for a special const overload either for the pointer // or the reference form. If you call down_cast with a const T&, the // compiler will just bind From to const T. template [[nodiscard]] inline To down_cast(From& f) { static_assert(std::is_lvalue_reference::value, "target type not a reference"); // dynamic_cast allows casting to the same type or a more cv-qualified // version of the same type without them being polymorphic. if constexpr (!std::is_same>, std::remove_cv_t>::value) { static_assert(std::is_polymorphic::value, "source type must be polymorphic"); static_assert(std::is_polymorphic>::value, "target type must be polymorphic"); } static_assert( std::is_convertible>*, std::remove_cv_t*>::value, "target type not derived from source type"); absl::base_internal::ValidateDownCast*>( std::addressof(f)); return static_cast(f); } ABSL_NAMESPACE_END } // namespace absl #endif // ABSL_BASE_CASTS_H_