utils.h

#ifndef XFLTK__CAST_H_
#define XFLTK__CAST_H_

#include <sstream>
#include <cstring>
#include <algorithm>

namespace xfltk {

namespace utils {

template <typename dst, typename src>
dst cast(const src& arg) {
        std::stringstream s;
        s << arg;
        dst result;
        s >> result;
        return result;
}

struct ltstr {
  bool operator()(const char* s1, const char* s2) const {
    return strcmp(s1, s2) < 0;
  }
};

struct eqstr {
        bool operator()(const char* s1, const char* s2) const {
                return strcmp(s1, s2) == 0;
        }
};

template <typename Iterator, typename Value>
Value find_pair(Iterator begin, Value to_find) {
        while (*begin != 0) {
                if (eqstr()(*begin, to_find))
                        return *(++begin);
                begin += 2;
        }
        return 0;
}

char* strcopy(const char* src);

};      //namespace utils

};      //namespace xfltk

#endif /*XFLTK__CAST_H_*/

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