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+/*************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Tavian Barnes <tavianator@gmail.com> *
+ * *
+ * This file is part of The Dimension Library. *
+ * *
+ * The Dimension Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/ *
+ * or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the *
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version. *
+ * *
+ * The Dimension Library is distributed in the hope that it will be *
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty *
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU *
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details. *
+ * *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public *
+ * License along with this program. If not, see *
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
+ *************************************************************************/
+
+// Template utilities
+
+#ifndef DIMENSIONXX_UTILITY_HPP
+#define DIMENSIONXX_UTILITY_HPP
+
+namespace Dimension
+{
+ // A constraint enforcing that T is a POD type by making it part of a union.
+ // Taking the address of this function will cause a compile-time failure if
+ // T is not a POD type.
+ template <typename T>
+ void POD_constraint();
+
+ // POD constraint implementation
+ template <typename T>
+ void
+ POD_constraint()
+ {
+ union
+ {
+ T t;
+ } constraint;
+ static_cast<void>(constraint); // Silence unused variable warning
+ }
+}
+
+#endif // DIMENSIONXX_UTILITY_HPP