Teuchos_toString.hpp

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#ifndef TEUCHOS_TO_STRING_HPP
#define TEUCHOS_TO_STRING_HPP

#include "Teuchos_ConfigDefs.hpp"


namespace Teuchos {


template<typename T>
class ToStringTraits {
public:
  static std::string toString( const T &t )
    {
      std::ostringstream oss;
      oss << t;
      return oss.str();
    }
};


template<typename T>
inline
std::string toString(const T& t)
{
  return ToStringTraits<T>::toString(t);
}


template<>
class ToStringTraits<bool> {
public:
  static std::string toString( const bool &t )
    {
      if (t)
        return "true";
      return "false";
    }
};


template<>
class ToStringTraits<std::string> {
public:
  static std::string toString( const std::string &t )
    {
      return t;
    }
};


} // end namespace Teuchos


#endif // TEUCHOS_TO_STRING_HPP