arrow_operator_proxy.h

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#ifndef OR_TOOLS_MATH_OPT_CORE_ARROW_OPERATOR_PROXY_H_
#define OR_TOOLS_MATH_OPT_CORE_ARROW_OPERATOR_PROXY_H_
 
#include <utility>  // IWYU pragma: keep
 
namespace operations_research {
namespace math_opt {
namespace internal {
 
// Proxy used to implement operator-> on iterators that return temporary
// objects.
//
// The operator-> in C++ is interpreted by a drill-down operation that looks for
// a pointer. It is not possible to return a value. So this class is used as a
// proxy to return a pointer from a value.
template <typename T>
class ArrowOperatorProxy {
 public:
  explicit ArrowOperatorProxy(T value) : value_(std::move(value)) {}
  const T* operator->() const { return &value_; }
 
 private:
  T value_;
};
 
}  // namespace internal
}  // namespace math_opt
}  // namespace operations_research
 
#endif  // OR_TOOLS_MATH_OPT_CORE_ARROW_OPERATOR_PROXY_H_