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// Author(s)     : Sylvain Pion

#ifndef CGAL_KERNEL_TYPE_MAPPER_H
#define CGAL_KERNEL_TYPE_MAPPER_H

#include <CGAL/basic.h>

CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

// This is a tool to obtain the K2::Point_2 from K1 and K1::Point_2.
// Similarly for other kernel types.

// TODO : add more specializations ?  Use a different mechanism ?

template < typename T, typename K1, typename K2 >
struct Type_mapper
{
  typedef T type; // By default, assume same type (e.g. Object).
};

// Then we specialize for all kernel objects.

#define CGAL_Kernel_obj(X) \
  template < typename K1, typename K2 > \
  struct Type_mapper < typename K1::X, K1, K2 > \
  { typedef typename K2::X type; };

#include <CGAL/Kernel/interface_macros.h>

CGAL_END_NAMESPACE

#endif // CGAL_KERNEL_TYPE_MAPPER_H