text: /*
   * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
   * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
   * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   *
   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   * GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
   */
  
  #ifndef __FREESTYLE_CAST_H__
  #define __FREESTYLE_CAST_H__
  
  /** \file
   * \ingroup freestyle
   * \brief Cast function
   */
  
  namespace Freestyle {
  
  namespace Cast {
  template<class T, class U> U *cast(T *in)
  {
    if (!in) {
      return NULL;
    }
    return dynamic_cast<U *>(in);
  }
  }  // end of namespace Cast
  
  } /* namespace Freestyle */
  
  #endif  // __FREESTYLE_CAST_H__
  