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Diffstat (limited to 'host/include')
| -rw-r--r-- | host/include/uhd/wax.hpp | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/wax.hpp b/host/include/uhd/wax.hpp index 1d5054351..4fd54ba14 100644 --- a/host/include/uhd/wax.hpp +++ b/host/include/uhd/wax.hpp @@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ namespace wax{ */ const std::type_info & type(void) const; + /*! + * Cast this obj into the desired type. + * Usage myobj.as<type>() + * + * \return an object of the desired type + * \throw wax::bad_cast when the cast fails + */ + template<class T> T as(void) const{ + return boost::any_cast<T>(resolve()); + } + private: //private interface (override in subclasses) virtual void get(const obj &, obj &); @@ -137,7 +148,6 @@ namespace wax{ * \return a boost any type with contents */ boost::any resolve(void) const; - template<class T> friend T cast(const obj &); //private contents of this obj boost::any _contents; @@ -159,7 +169,7 @@ namespace wax{ * \throw wax::bad_cast when the cast fails */ template<class T> T cast(const obj &val){ - return boost::any_cast<T>(val.resolve()); + return val.as<T>(); } } //namespace wax |