eigen/src/Core/Eval.h

// This file is part of Eigen, a lightweight C++ template library
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// Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Benoit Jacob <jacob@math.jussieu.fr>
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#ifndef EI_EVAL_H
#define EI_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 Object<Scalar, Expression>;
    
    EI_INHERIT_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATORS(Eval)
    
    Eval(const Expression& expression) : MatrixType(expression) {}
};

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

#endif // EI_EVAL_H