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+/**************************************************************************
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+ **************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef U_BITCAST_H_
+#define U_BITCAST_H_
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+static inline unsigned
+u_bitcast_f2u(float f)
+{
+ unsigned u;
+ memcpy(&u, &f, sizeof(u));
+ return u;
+}
+
+static inline float
+u_bitcast_u2f(unsigned u)
+{
+ float f;
+ memcpy(&f, &u, sizeof(f));
+ return f;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* U_BITCAST_H_ */