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/** @class lass::meta::Bool
 *  @brief meta boolean type
 *  @author Bram de Greve [BdG]
 *
 *  The meta boolean type consists of two types True and False.
 *  Bool<flag> converts an C @c bool @a flag to a @e meta bools True or False
 *
 *  @code
 *  Bool<true>::Type; // resolves to True
 *  @endcode
 */

#ifndef LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_META_BOOL_H
#define LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_META_BOOL_H

#include "meta_common.h"

namespace lass
{
namespace meta
{

/** meta true
 *  @relates Bool
 */
class True
{
public:
    typedef True Type;
    enum { value = true };
private:
    char dummy_;
};

/** meta false
 *  @relates Bool
 */
struct False
{
public:
    typedef False Type;
    enum { value = false };
private:
    True biggerThanTrue_[2];
};



template <bool flag> 
struct Bool: 
    public True 
{
};

template <> 
struct Bool<false>: 
    public False 
{
};

// --- logic operators -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

/** meta NOT
 *  @relates Bool
 */
template <typename Operand> struct Not: 
    public Not<typename Operand::Type> 
{
};
template <> struct Not<False>: public True {};
template <> struct Not<True>: public False {};



/** meta AND
 *  @relates Bool
 */
template <typename Operand1, typename Operand2> struct And:
    public And<typename Operand1::Type, typename Operand2::Type> 
{
};
template <> struct And<False, False>: public False {};
template <> struct And<False, True>: public False {};
template <> struct And<True, False>: public False {};
template <> struct And<True, True>: public True {};



/** meta OR
 *  @relates Bool
 */
template <typename Operand1, typename Operand2> struct Or:
    public Or<typename Operand1::Type, typename Operand2::Type> 
{
};
template <> struct Or<False, False>: public False {};
template <> struct Or<False, True>: public True {};
template <> struct Or<True, False>: public True {};
template <> struct Or<True, True>: public True {};



/** meta XOR
 *  @relates Bool
 */
template <typename Operand1, typename Operand2> struct Xor:
    public Xor<typename Operand1::Type, typename Operand2::Type> 
{
};
template <> struct Xor<False, False>: public False {};
template <> struct Xor<False, True>: public True {};
template <> struct Xor<True, False>: public True {};
template <> struct Xor<True, True>: public False {};


}

}

#endif

// EOF