#ifndef BOOST_LEXICAL_CAST_INCLUDED
#define BOOST_LEXICAL_CAST_INCLUDED

// what:  lexical_cast custom keyword cast
// who:   contributed by Kevlin Henney, with alternative naming, behaviors
//        and fixes contributed by Dave Abrahams, Daryle Walker and other
//        Boosters on the list
// when:  November 2000
// where: tested with MSVC 6.0, BCC 5.5, and g++ 2.91

#include <strstream>
#include <typeinfo>

namespace boost
{
    // exception used to indicate runtime lexical_cast failure
    class bad_lexical_cast : public std::bad_cast
    {
    public:
        // constructors, destructors, and assignment operator defaulted

        // function inlined for brevity and consistency with rest of library
        virtual const char * what() const throw()
        {
            return "bad lexical cast: "
                   "source type value could not be interpreted as target";
        }
    };

    template<typename Target, typename Source>
    Target lexical_cast(Source arg)
    {
        std::strstream interpreter; // for out-of-the-box g++
        Target result;

        if(!(interpreter << arg) || !(interpreter >> result) ||
           !(interpreter >> std::ws).eof())
            throw bad_lexical_cast();

        return result;
    }
}

// Copyright Kevlin Henney, 2000. All rights reserved.
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//
// This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

#endif