Any.hpp

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// Code based on http://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/20058/c11-any-class
 
#ifndef TGUI_ANY_HPP
#define TGUI_ANY_HPP
 
#include <TGUI/Config.hpp>
 
#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
#include <typeinfo>
 
#if TGUI_COMPILED_WITH_CPP_VER >= 17
    #include <any>
#endif
 
namespace tgui
{
#if TGUI_COMPILED_WITH_CPP_VER >= 17
    using Any = std::any;
 
    template<typename T>
    T AnyCast(const Any& obj)
    {
        return std::any_cast<T>(obj);
    }
#else
    struct Any
    {
        template<class T>
        using StorageType = std::decay_t<T>;
 
        TGUI_NODISCARD bool is_null() const
        {
            return ptr == nullptr;
        }
 
        TGUI_NODISCARD bool not_null() const
        {
            return ptr != nullptr;
        }
 
        template<typename U>
        Any(U&& value) // NOLINT(bugprone-forwarding-reference-overload)
            : ptr{new Derived<StorageType<U>>(std::forward<U>(value))}
        {
        }
 
        TGUI_NODISCARD bool has_value() const noexcept
        {
            return ptr != nullptr;
        }
 
        template<class U>
        TGUI_NODISCARD bool is() const
        {
            using T = StorageType<U>;
            return (dynamic_cast<Derived<T>*>(ptr) != nullptr);
        }
 
        template<class U>
        StorageType<U>& as() const
        {
            using T = StorageType<U>;
            auto derived = dynamic_cast<Derived<T>*>(ptr);
            if (!derived)
                throw std::bad_cast();
 
            return derived->value;
        }
 
        template<class U>
        operator U()
        {
            return as<StorageType<U>>();
        }
 
        Any()
            : ptr(nullptr)
        {
        }
 
        Any(const Any& that)
            : ptr(that.clone())
        {
        }
 
        Any(Any&& that) noexcept
            : ptr(that.ptr)
        {
            that.ptr = nullptr;
        }
 
        Any& operator=(const Any& a)
        {
            if ((this == &a) || (ptr == a.ptr))
                return *this;
 
            auto old_ptr = ptr;
 
            ptr = a.clone();
 
            if (old_ptr)
                delete old_ptr;
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        Any& operator=(Any&& a) noexcept
        {
            if ((this == &a) || (ptr == a.ptr))
                return *this;
 
            std::swap(ptr, a.ptr);
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        ~Any()
        {
            delete ptr;
        }
 
    private:
        struct Base
        {
            virtual ~Base() = default;
            TGUI_NODISCARD virtual Base* clone() const = 0;
        };
 
        template<typename T>
        struct Derived : Base
        {
            template<typename U>
            Derived(U&& val) : // NOLINT(bugprone-forwarding-reference-overload)
                value(std::forward<U>(val))
            {
            }
 
            Base* clone() const override
            {
                return new Derived<T>(value);
            }
 
            T value;
        };
 
        TGUI_NODISCARD Base* clone() const
        {
            if (ptr)
                return ptr->clone();
            else
                return nullptr;
        }
 
        Base* ptr;
    };
 
    template<typename T>
    TGUI_NODISCARD T AnyCast(const Any& obj)
    {
        return obj.as<T>();
    }
#endif
}
 
#endif // TGUI_ANY_HPP