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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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+
+#ifndef _BGFX_TOOLS_LERP_HXX
+#define _BGFX_TOOLS_LERP_HXX
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+
+namespace basegfx
+{
+    namespace tools
+    {
+        /** Generic linear interpolator
+
+            @tpl ValueType
+            Must have operator+ and operator* defined, and should
+            have value semantics.
+
+            @param t
+            As usual, t must be in the [0,1] range
+        */
+        template< typename ValueType > ValueType lerp( const ValueType& 	rFrom, 
+                                                       const ValueType& 	rTo, 
+                                                       double				t )
+        {
+            // This is only to suppress a double->int warning. All other 
+            // types should be okay here.
+            return static_cast<ValueType>( (1.0-t)*rFrom + t*rTo );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#endif /* _BGFX_TOOLS_LERP_HXX */
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */