Add Box::downcast() for dyn Any + Send + Sync

Author: sdroege

library/alloc/src/boxed.rs

@@ -1364,6 +1364,39 @@ impl<A: Allocator> Box<dyn Any + Send, A> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<A: Allocator> Box<dyn Any + Send + Sync, A> {
+    #[inline]
+    #[stable(feature = "box_send_sync_any_downcast", since = "1.51.0")]
+    /// Attempt to downcast the box to a concrete type.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::any::Any;
+    ///
+    /// fn print_if_string(value: Box<dyn Any + Send + Sync>) {
+    ///     if let Ok(string) = value.downcast::<String>() {
+    ///         println!("String ({}): {}", string.len(), string);
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// let my_string = "Hello World".to_string();
+    /// print_if_string(Box::new(my_string));
+    /// print_if_string(Box::new(0i8));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn downcast<T: Any>(self) -> Result<Box<T, A>, Self> {
+        if self.is::<T>() {
+            unsafe {
+                let (raw, alloc): (*mut (dyn Any + Send + Sync), _) =
+                    Box::into_raw_with_allocator(self);
+                Ok(Box::from_raw_in(raw as *mut T, alloc))
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: fmt::Display + ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Display for Box<T, A> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {