JAddress.hh

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#ifndef __JLANG__JADDRESS__
#define __JLANG__JADDRESS__


/**
 * \author mdejong
 */

namespace JLANG {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JLANG; }

namespace JLANG {


  /**
   * Type definition for constant and non-constant pointers.
   */
  template<bool is_const>
  struct JAddressTypedef;

  template<>
  struct JAddressTypedef<true>
  {
    /**
     * Type definition of address.
     */
    typedef const char*  pointer_type;
  };

  template<>
  struct JAddressTypedef<false>
  {
    /**
     * Type definition of address.
     */
    typedef char*        pointer_type;
  };


  /**
   * Simple address wrapper for const and non-const pointers.
   */
  template<bool is_const>
  struct JAddress {
    /**
     * Type definition of address.
     */
    typedef typename JAddressTypedef<is_const>::pointer_type    pointer_type;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * \param  p            pointer to object
     */
    JAddress(pointer_type p) :
      address(p)
    {}

  protected:
    pointer_type address;
  };
}

#endif