1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/eepg.h b/eepg.h
index 01fa877..0cda8cc 100644
--- a/eepg.h
+++ b/eepg.h
@@ -75,6 +75,37 @@ typedef struct {
   unsigned char * Text;
 } Summary_t;
 
+
+// -- InheritEnum.h
+template <typename EnumT, typename BaseEnumT>
+class InheritEnum
+{
+public:
+  InheritEnum() {}
+  InheritEnum(EnumT e)
+    : enum_(e)
+  {}
+
+  InheritEnum(BaseEnumT e)
+    : baseEnum_(e)
+  {}
+
+  explicit InheritEnum( int val )
+    : enum_(static_cast<EnumT>(val))
+  {}
+
+  operator EnumT() const { return enum_; }
+private:
+  // Note - the value is declared as a union mainly for as a debugging aid. If
+  // the union is undesired and you have other methods of debugging, change it
+  // to either of EnumT and do a cast for the constructor that accepts BaseEnumT.
+  union
+  {
+    EnumT enum_;
+    BaseEnumT baseEnum_;
+  };
+};
+
 static const char *FileEquivalences[] = {
   "#",
   "# Simply add a list of the channels in this file with the following format:",