1// Boost.Units - A C++ library for zero-overhead dimensional analysis and
2// unit/quantity manipulation and conversion
3//
4// Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Matthias Christian Schabel
5// Copyright (C) 2008 Steven Watanabe
6//
7// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
8// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
9// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
10
11#ifndef BOOST_UNITS_GET_DIMENSION_HPP
12#define BOOST_UNITS_GET_DIMENSION_HPP
13
14///
15/// \file
16/// \brief Get the dimension of a unit, absolute unit and quantity.
17/// \details
18///
19
20#include <boost/units/units_fwd.hpp>
21
22namespace boost {
23
24namespace units {
25
26template<class T>
27struct get_dimension {};
28
29/// Get the dimension of a unit.
30template<class Dim,class System>
31struct get_dimension< unit<Dim,System> >
32{
33 typedef Dim type;
34};
35
36/// Get the dimension of an absolute unit.
37template<class Unit>
38struct get_dimension< absolute<Unit> >
39{
40 typedef typename get_dimension<Unit>::type type;
41};
42
43/// Get the dimension of a quantity.
44template<class Unit,class Y>
45struct get_dimension< quantity<Unit,Y> >
46{
47 typedef typename get_dimension<Unit>::type type;
48};
49
50} // namespace units
51
52} // namespace boost
53
54#endif // BOOST_UNITS_GET_DIMENSION_HPP
55

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