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#ifndef SHARE_VM_UTILITIES_TRAITS_SELECT_BASE_CLASS_HPP
#define SHARE_VM_UTILITIES_TRAITS_SELECT_BASE_CLASS_HPP

// This trait is used for injecting optional classes in inheritance hierarchies
// if they have been defined. This trait may not be used in such a way that
// in some instantiations in the same compilation unit,  the optional class is
// defined and in others it is not as that can cause inconsistent behaviour.
// The ::type of this trait will be the Optional type if it was defined
// and is a subtype of Required, otherwise it will be Required.
template <class Optional, class Required>
class SelectBaseClass {
  typedef char yes[1];
  typedef char no[2];

  template<typename T>
  static yes &check(Optional*, T);
  static no &check(Required*, int);

  struct OptionalCheckHost {
    operator Required*() const;
    operator Optional*();
  };

  template<bool optional_valid, typename R, typename O>
  struct OptionalCheck { typedef O type; };

  template<typename R, typename O>
  struct OptionalCheck<false, R, O> { typedef R type; };
public:
  typedef typename OptionalCheck<sizeof(check(OptionalCheckHost(), int())) == sizeof(yes), Required, Optional>::type type;
};

#endif // SHARE_VM_UTILITIES_TRAITS_SELECT_BASE_CLASS_HPP