copy_container_typecasting.h

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#pragma once

namespace mrpt::containers
{
/** \addtogroup containers_grp
  * @{ */

/** Copy all the elements in a container (vector, deque, list) into a different
 * one performing the appropriate typecasting.
  *  The target container is automatically resized to the appropriate size, and
 * previous contents are lost.
  *  This can be used to assign std::vector's of different types:
  * \code
  *   std::vector<int>    vi(10);
  *   std::vector<float>  vf;
  *   vf = vi;   // Compiler error
  *   mrpt::containers::copy_container_typecasting(v1,vf);  // Ok
  * \endcode
  */
template <typename src_container, typename dst_container>
inline void copy_container_typecasting(
    const src_container& src, dst_container& trg)
{
    trg.resize(src.size());
    typename src_container::const_iterator i = src.begin();
    typename src_container::const_iterator last = src.end();
    typename dst_container::iterator target = trg.begin();
    for (; i != last; ++i, ++target)
        *target = static_cast<typename dst_container::value_type>(*i);
}
/** @} */  // end of grouping
}