//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 //

 // (C) Copyright Ion Gaztaņaga 2005. 

 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 

 // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at 

 //  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

 //

 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 #ifndef BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP

 #define BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP

 namespace boost { 

 //static_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers

 template<class T, class U>

 inline T* static_pointer_cast(U *ptr)

 {  

    return static_cast<T*>(ptr);

 }

 //dynamic_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers

 template<class T, class U>

 inline T* dynamic_pointer_cast(U *ptr)

 {  

    return dynamic_cast<T*>(ptr);

 }

 //const_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers

 template<class T, class U>

 inline T* const_pointer_cast(U *ptr)

 {  

    return const_cast<T*>(ptr);

 }

 //reinterpret_pointer_cast overload for raw pointers

 template<class T, class U>

 inline T* reinterpret_pointer_cast(U *ptr)

 {  

    return reinterpret_cast<T*>(ptr);

 }

 } // namespace boost

 #endif   //BOOST_POINTER_CAST_HPP