[#BloombergLP-bdlar-AnyCastUtil]
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This `struct` provides a namespace for functions that convert between `AnyRef`/`AnyConstRef` and the concrete type‐category reference types.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlar_anycastutil.h>`

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struct AnyCastUtil;
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== Static Member Functions

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toAnyConstRef-03.adoc[`toAnyConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `ref` to `AnyConstRef`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toAnyRef-09.adoc[`toAnyRef`] 
| Cast the specified `ref` to `AnyRef`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toArrayConstRef.adoc[`toArrayConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `ArrayConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_ARRAY_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toArrayRef.adoc[`toArrayRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `ArrayRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_ARRAY_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toChoiceConstRef.adoc[`toChoiceConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `ChoiceConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_CHOICE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toChoiceRef.adoc[`toChoiceRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `ChoiceRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_CUSTOMIZED_TYPE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toCustomizedTypeConstRef.adoc[`toCustomizedTypeConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `CustomizedTypeConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_CUSTOMIZED_TYPE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toCustomizedTypeRef.adoc[`toCustomizedTypeRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `CustomizedTypeRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_CHOICE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toDynamicTypeConstRef.adoc[`toDynamicTypeConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `DynamicTypeConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_DYNAMIC_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toDynamicTypeRef.adoc[`toDynamicTypeRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `DynamicTypeRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_DYNAMIC_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toEnumConstRef.adoc[`toEnumConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `EnumConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_ENUMERATION_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toEnumRef.adoc[`toEnumRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `EnumRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_ENUMERATION_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toNullableValueConstRef.adoc[`toNullableValueConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `NullableValueConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory()==bdlat_TypeCategory::e_NULLABLE_VALUE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toNullableValueRef.adoc[`toNullableValueRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `NullableValueRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory()==bdlat_TypeCategory::e_NULLABLE_VALUE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toSequenceConstRef.adoc[`toSequenceConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `SequenceConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_SEQUENCE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toSequenceRef.adoc[`toSequenceRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `SequenceRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_SEQUENCE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toSimpleTypeConstRef.adoc[`toSimpleTypeConstRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `SimpleTypeConstRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_SIMPLE_CATEGORY`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdlar/AnyCastUtil/toSimpleTypeRef.adoc[`toSimpleTypeRef`] 
| Cast the specified `any` to `SimpleTypeRef`. The behaviour is undefined unless `any.typeCategory() == bdlat_TypeCategory::e_SIMPLE_CATEGORY`.
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