use macro to simplify octave_base_value casts in operator functions * ops.h (OCTAVE_DYNAMIC_CAST): Rename from DYNORSTAT_CAST. (OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE): New macro. * op-b-b.cc, op-b-bm.cc, op-b-sbm.cc, op-bm-b.cc, op-bm-bm.cc, op-bm-sbm.cc, op-cdm-cdm.cc, op-cell.cc, op-chm.cc, op-class.cc, op-cm-cm.cc, op-cm-cs.cc, op-cm-m.cc, op-cm-s.cc, op-cm-scm.cc, op-cm-sm.cc, op-cs-cm.cc, op-cs-cs.cc, op-cs-m.cc, op-cs-s.cc, op-cs-scm.cc, op-cs-sm.cc, op-dm-dm.cc, op-dm-scm.cc, op-dm-sm.cc, op-dm-template.cc, op-dms-template.cc, op-fcdm-fcdm.cc, op-fcm-fcm.cc, op-fcm-fcs.cc, op-fcm-fm.cc, op-fcm-fs.cc, op-fcn.cc, op-fcs-fcm.cc, op-fcs-fcs.cc, op-fcs-fm.cc, op-fcs-fs.cc, op-fdm-fdm.cc, op-fm-fcm.cc, op-fm-fcs.cc, op-fm-fm.cc, op-fm-fs.cc, op-fs-fcm.cc, op-fs-fcs.cc, op-fs-fm.cc, op-fs-fs.cc, op-int.h, op-m-cm.cc, op-m-cs.cc, op-m-m.cc, op-m-s.cc, op-m-scm.cc, op-m-sm.cc, op-mi.cc, op-pm-pm.cc, op-pm-scm.cc, op-pm-sm.cc, op-pm-template.cc, op-range.cc, op-s-cm.cc, op-s-cs.cc, op-s-m.cc, op-s-s.cc, op-s-scm.cc, op-s-sm.cc, op-sbm-b.cc, op-sbm-bm.cc, op-sbm-sbm.cc, op-scm-cm.cc, op-scm-cs.cc, op-scm-m.cc, op-scm-s.cc, op-scm-scm.cc, op-scm-sm.cc, op-sm-cm.cc, op-sm-cs.cc, op-sm-m.cc, op-sm-s.cc, op-sm-scm.cc, op-sm-sm.cc, op-str-m.cc, op-str-s.cc, op-str-str.cc, op-struct.cc, ops.h: Replace lines like "T& v = DYNORSTAT_CAST<T&> (a)" with "OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (T&, v, a)".

--- a/libinterp/operators/op-dms-template.cc	Tue Feb 28 11:43:18 2023 -0500
+++ b/libinterp/operators/op-dms-template.cc	Tue Feb 28 15:45:03 2023 -0500
@@ -54,24 +54,24 @@
 
 DEFBINOP (dmsdiv, MATRIX, SCALAR)
 {
-  const OCTAVE_MATRIX& v1 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_MATRIX&> (a1);
-  const OCTAVE_SCALAR& v2 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_SCALAR&> (a2);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_MATRIX&, v1, a1);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_SCALAR&, v2, a2);
 
   return v1.MATRIX_VALUE () / v2.SCALAR_VALUE ();
 }
 
 DEFBINOP (sdmldiv, SCALAR, MATRIX)
 {
-  const OCTAVE_SCALAR& v1 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_SCALAR&> (a1);
-  const OCTAVE_MATRIX& v2 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_MATRIX&> (a2);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_SCALAR&, v1, a1);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_MATRIX&, v2, a2);
 
   return v2.MATRIX_VALUE () / v1.SCALAR_VALUE ();
 }
 
 DEFBINOP (dmspow, MATRIX, SCALAR)
 {
-  const OCTAVE_MATRIX& v1 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_MATRIX&> (a1);
-  const OCTAVE_SCALAR& v2 = DYNORSTAT_CAST<const OCTAVE_SCALAR&> (a2);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_MATRIX&, v1, a1);
+  OCTAVE_CAST_BASE_VALUE (const OCTAVE_SCALAR&, v2, a2);
 
   return xpow (v1.MATRIX_VALUE (), v2.SCALAR_VALUE ());
 }