eigen/src/Core/Eval.h

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#ifndef EIGEN_EVAL_H
#define EIGEN_EVAL_H

template<typename Expression> class Eval
  : public Matrix< typename Expression::Scalar,
                     Expression::RowsAtCompileTime,
                     Expression::ColsAtCompileTime >
{
  public:
    typedef typename Expression::Scalar Scalar;
    typedef Matrix<Scalar, Expression::RowsAtCompileTime, Expression::ColsAtCompileTime> MatrixType;
    typedef Expression Base;
    friend class MatrixBase<Scalar, Expression>;
    
    EIGEN_INHERIT_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATORS(Eval)
    
    Eval(const Expression& expression) : MatrixType(expression) {}
};

template<typename Scalar, typename Derived>
Eval<Derived> MatrixBase<Scalar, Derived>::eval() const
{
  return Eval<Derived>(*static_cast<const Derived*>(this));
}

#endif // EIGEN_EVAL_H