define cast overrides

Author: sergeant-wizard

include/json/value.h

@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ Json::Value obj_value(Json::objectValue); // {}
   double asDouble() const;
   bool asBool() const;
 
+  operator const char*() const;
+  operator std::string() const;
+  operator Int() const;
+  operator UInt() const;
+  operator Int64() const;
+  operator UInt64() const;
+  operator float() const;
+  operator double() const;
+  operator bool() const;
+
   bool isNull() const;
   bool isBool() const;
   bool isInt() const;

src/lib_json/json_value.cpp

@@ -795,6 +795,42 @@ bool Value::asBool() const {
   JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE("Value is not convertible to bool.");
 }
 
+Value::operator const char*() const {
+  return Value::asCString();
+}
+
+Value::operator std::string() const {
+  return Value::asString();
+}
+
+Value::operator Int() const {
+  return Value::asInt();
+}
+
+Value::operator UInt() const {
+  return Value::asUInt();
+}
+
+Value::operator Int64() const {
+  return Value::asInt64();
+}
+
+Value::operator UInt64() const {
+  return Value::asUInt64();
+}
+
+Value::operator float() const {
+  return Value::asFloat();
+}
+
+Value::operator double() const {
+  return Value::asDouble();
+}
+
+Value::operator bool() const {
+  return Value::asBool();
+}
+
 bool Value::isConvertibleTo(ValueType other) const {
   switch (other) {
   case nullValue: