/*
 * Util.Box.cs
 * Authors: Adam Nabinger
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Cornell University

 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.

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*/

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Util
{
	[DebuggerStepThrough]
	public sealed class Box<T> where T : struct
	{
		private readonly T Value;

		private Box(T t)
		{
			Value = t;
		}

		public static implicit operator Box<T>(T value)
		{
			return new Box<T>(value);
		}

		public static implicit operator T(Box<T> value)
		{
			return value.Value;
		}

		public bool Equals(Box<T> other)
		{
			return Value.Equals(other.Value);
		}

		public static bool operator ==(Box<T> one, Box<T> two)
		{
			return one.Equals(two);
		}

		public static bool operator !=(Box<T> one, Box<T> two)
		{
			return !one.Equals(two);
		}

		public override bool Equals(object obj)
		{
			return Value.Equals(obj);
		}

		public override int GetHashCode()
		{
			return Value.GetHashCode();
		}

		public override string ToString()
		{
			return Value.ToString();
		}
	}
}