Ability to construct Vector from another of different type.

src/Math/Test/VectorTest.cpp

@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ using namespace Corrade::Utility;
 namespace Magnum { namespace Math { namespace Test {
 
 typedef Vector<4, float> Vector4;
+typedef Vector<4, int> Vector4i;
 typedef Vector<3, float> Vector3;
 
 VectorTest::VectorTest() {
     addTests(&VectorTest::construct,
+             &VectorTest::constructFrom,
              &VectorTest::data,
              &VectorTest::copy,
              &VectorTest::dot,
@@ -56,6 +58,15 @@ void VectorTest::construct() {
     CORRADE_COMPARE(Vector4::from(data), Vector4(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, 4.0f));
 }
 
+void VectorTest::constructFrom() {
+    Vector4 floatingPoint(1.3f, 2.7f, -15.0f, 7.0f);
+    Vector4 floatingPointRounded(1.0f, 2.0f, -15.0f, 7.0f);
+    Vector4i integral(1, 2, -15, 7);
+
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(Vector4i::from(floatingPoint), integral);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(Vector4::from(integral), floatingPointRounded);
+}
+
 void VectorTest::data() {
     Vector4 v;
     v[2] = 1.5f;

src/Math/Test/VectorTest.h

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class VectorTest: public Corrade::TestSuite::Tester<VectorTest> {
         VectorTest();
 
         void construct();
+        void constructFrom();
         void data();
         void copy();
         void dot();

src/Math/Vector.h

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Math {
 
+template<size_t size, class T> class Vector;
+
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
 namespace Implementation {
     template<size_t ...> struct Sequence {};
@@ -38,6 +40,11 @@ namespace Implementation {
     template<size_t ...sequence> struct GenerateSequence<0, sequence...> {
         typedef Sequence<sequence...> Type;
     };
+
+    /* Implementation for Vector<size, T>::from(const Vector<size, U>&) */
+    template<class T, class U, size_t ...sequence> inline constexpr Math::Vector<sizeof...(sequence), T> vectorFrom(Sequence<sequence...>, const Math::Vector<sizeof...(sequence), U>& vector) {
+        return {T(vector[sequence])...};
+    }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -65,6 +72,21 @@ template<size_t size, class T> class Vector {
             return *reinterpret_cast<const Vector<size, T>*>(data);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief %Vector from another of different type
+         *
+         * Performs only default casting on the values, no rounding or
+         * anything else. Example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Vector<4, float> floatingPoint(1.3f, 2.7f, -15.0f, 7.0f);
+         * Vector<4, int> integral(Vector<4, int>::from(floatingPoint));
+         * // integral == {1, 2, -15, 7}
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        template<class U> inline constexpr static Vector<size, T> from(const Vector<size, U>& other) {
+            return Implementation::vectorFrom<T, U>(typename Implementation::GenerateSequence<size>::Type(), other);
+        }
+
         /**
          * @brief Dot product
          *
@@ -338,6 +360,9 @@ template<class T, size_t size> Corrade::Utility::Debug operator<<(Corrade::Utili
     }                                                                       \
     inline constexpr static const Type<T>& from(const T* data) {            \
         return *reinterpret_cast<const Type<T>*>(data);                     \
+    }                                                                       \
+    template<class U> inline constexpr static Type<T> from(const Vector<size, U>& other) { \
+        return Vector<size, T>::from(other);                                \
     }                                                                       \
                                                                             \
     inline Type<T>& operator=(const Type<T>& other) {                       \