PxUnionCast.h

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#ifndef PXFOUNDATION_PXUNIONCAST_H
#define PXFOUNDATION_PXUNIONCAST_H

#include "foundation/Px.h"

#if !PX_DOXYGEN
namespace physx
{
#endif

template <class A, class B>
PX_FORCE_INLINE A PxUnionCast(B b)
{
    union AB
    {
        AB(B bb) : _b(bb)
        {
        }
         B _b;
         A _a;
// needed for clang 7
#if (PX_LINUX && PX_CLANG) || PX_PS4
    } volatile u(b);
#else
    } u(b);
#endif
    return u._a;
}

#if !PX_DOXYGEN
} // namespace physx
#endif

#endif // PXFOUNDATION_PXUNIONCAST_H