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Helpers.h
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34 
35 #pragma once
36 
37 #include <vector>
38 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
39 
40 namespace OpenMS
41 {
42  namespace Helpers
43  {
44 
48  template <class T>
49  const std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<const T> >&
50  constifyPointerVector(const std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<T> >& vec)
51  {
52  return reinterpret_cast<const std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<const T> >&>(vec);
53  }
54 
55 
59  template <class PtrType>
60  inline bool cmpPtrSafe(const PtrType& a, const PtrType& b)
61  {
62  // We are not interested whether the pointers are equal but whether the
63  // contents are equal
64  if (a == nullptr && b == nullptr)
65  {
66  return true;
67  }
68  else if (a == nullptr || b == nullptr)
69  {
70  return false; // one is null the other is not
71  }
72  else
73  {
74  // compare the internal object
75  return (*a == *b);
76  }
77  }
78 
82  template <class ContainerType>
83  inline bool cmpPtrContainer(const ContainerType& a, const ContainerType& b)
84  {
85  if (a.size() != b.size()) return false;
86 
87  // check that all elements of a and b are equal using safe comparison
88  // (taking NULL into account)
89  for (typename ContainerType::size_type i = 0; i < a.size(); i++)
90  {
91  if (!cmpPtrSafe(a[i], b[i]))
92  {
93  return false;
94  }
95  }
96  return true;
97  }
98 
99  }
100 }
101 
102 
bool cmpPtrSafe(const PtrType &a, const PtrType &b)
Helper comparing two pointers for equality (taking NULL into account)
Definition: Helpers.h:60
const std::vector< boost::shared_ptr< const T > > & constifyPointerVector(const std::vector< boost::shared_ptr< T > > &vec)
Helper function to add constness to a vector of shared pointers.
Definition: Helpers.h:50
bool cmpPtrContainer(const ContainerType &a, const ContainerType &b)
Helper function to compare two pointer-containers for equality of all elements.
Definition: Helpers.h:83
Main OpenMS namespace.
Definition: FeatureDeconvolution.h:48