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Metafunction defining a type being either the specified tag, or one of
the specified basetags if the type inherits from them.
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Tags can inherit each other. A multi_point inherits, for example, both
the multi_tag and the pointlike tag. Often behaviour can be shared between
different geometry types. A tag, found by the metafunction tag, can be
casted to a more basic tag, and then dispatched by that tag.
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<a name="geometry.reference.core.tag_cast.synopsis"></a><h6>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">Tag</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag4</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag6</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">BaseTag7</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">tag_cast</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// ...</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
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<a class="link" href="tag_cast.html#geometry.reference.core.tag_cast.template_parameter_s_">Template
parameter(s)</a>
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typename Tag
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The tag to be casted to one of the base tags
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typename BaseTag
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First base tag
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typename BaseTag2
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void
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Optional second base tag
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typename BaseTag3
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void
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Optional third base tag
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typename BaseTag4
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void
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Optional fourth base tag
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typename BaseTag5
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void
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Optional fifth base tag
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typename BaseTag6
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void
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Optional sixth base tag
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typename BaseTag7
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void
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Optional seventh base tag
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<a name="geometry.reference.core.tag_cast.header"></a><h6>
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Either
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
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Or
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">core</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tag_cast</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
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The specified tag list is handled in the specified order: as soon as
a tag inheriting the specified tag is found, it is defined as the metafunction
typedef <span class="bold"><strong>type</strong></span>.
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If none of the specified possible base tags is a base class of the specified
tag, the tag itself is defined as the <span class="bold"><strong>type</strong></span>
result of the metafunction.
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<a name="geometry.reference.core.tag_cast.complexity"></a><h6>
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Compile time
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<p>
Check if the polygon_tag can be casted to the areal_tag
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">typeinfo</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometries</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">polygon</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometries</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">point_xy</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">model</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">d2</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">point_xy</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">point_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">model</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">polygon</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point_type</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">polygon_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tag</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">polygon_type</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">tag</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tag_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">tag</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">linear_tag</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">geo</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">areal_tag</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">base_tag</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"tag: "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="keyword">typeid</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">tag</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"base tag: "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="keyword">typeid</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">base_tag</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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Output (in MSVC):
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<pre class="programlisting">tag: struct boost::geometry::polygon_tag
base tag: struct boost::geometry::areal_tag
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