1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llmath/v4color.h b/indra/llmath/v4color.h
index f2863be531..daa61594fb 100644
--- a/indra/llmath/v4color.h
+++ b/indra/llmath/v4color.h
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ class LLColor4
         const LLColor4&	set(const F64 *vec);			// Sets LLColor4 to (double)vec
         const LLColor4&	set(const LLColor4U& color4u); // Sets LLColor4 to color4u, rescaled.
 
+        // set from a vector of unknown type and size
+        // may leave some data unmodified
+        template<typename T> 
+        const LLColor4& set(const std::vector<T>& v);
+
+        // write to a vector of unknown type and size
+        // maye leave some data unmodified
+        template<typename T>
+        void write(std::vector<T>& v) const;
 
 		const LLColor4&    setAlpha(F32 a);
 
@@ -690,5 +699,25 @@ inline const LLColor4 linearColor4(const LLColor4 &a)
     return linearColor;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+const LLColor4& LLColor4::set(const std::vector<T>& v)
+{
+    for (S32 i = 0; i < llmin((S32)v.size(), 4); ++i)
+    {
+        mV[i] = v[i];
+    }
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void LLColor4::write(std::vector<T>& v) const
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < llmin((S32)v.size(), 4); ++i)
+    {
+        v[i] = mV[i];
+    }
+}
+
 #endif