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30 | <p> | |
31 | There are some traits classes which authors of new backends should be aware | |
32 | of: | |
33 | </p> | |
34 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">{</span> | |
35 | ||
36 | <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">From</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">To</span><span class="special">></span> | |
37 | <span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">is_explicitly_convertible</span><span class="special">;</span> | |
38 | ||
39 | <span class="special">}}}</span> | |
40 | </pre> | |
41 | <p> | |
42 | Inherits from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">integral_constant</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">bool</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">></span></code> if type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">From</span></code> | |
43 | has an explicit conversion from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">To</span></code>. | |
44 | </p> | |
45 | <p> | |
46 | For compilers that support C++11 SFINAE-expressions this trait should "just | |
47 | work". Otherwise it inherits from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_convertible</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">From</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">To</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code>, and will need to be specialised for | |
48 | Backends that have constructors marked as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">explicit</span></code>. | |
49 | </p> | |
50 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">From</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">To</span><span class="special">></span> | |
51 | <span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">is_lossy_conversion</span> | |
52 | <span class="special">{</span> | |
53 | <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">see</span> <span class="identifier">below</span><span class="special">;</span> | |
54 | <span class="special">};</span> | |
55 | </pre> | |
56 | <p> | |
57 | Member <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value</span></code> is true if the | |
58 | conversion from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">From</span></code> to | |
59 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">To</span></code> would result in a loss | |
60 | of precision, and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">false</span></code> otherwise. | |
61 | </p> | |
62 | <p> | |
63 | The default version of this trait simply checks whether the <span class="emphasis"><em>kind</em></span> | |
64 | of conversion (for example from a floating-point to an integer type) is inherently | |
65 | lossy. Note that if either of the types <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">From</span></code> | |
66 | or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">To</span></code> are of an unknown number | |
67 | category (because <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number_category</span></code> | |
68 | is not specialised for that type) then this trait will be <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>. | |
69 | </p> | |
70 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">From</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">To</span><span class="special">></span> | |
71 | <span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">is_restricted_conversion</span> | |
72 | <span class="special">{</span> | |
73 | <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">see</span> <span class="identifier">below</span><span class="special">;</span> | |
74 | <span class="special">};</span> | |
75 | </pre> | |
76 | <p> | |
77 | Member <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">value</span></code> is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code> if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">From</span></code> | |
78 | is only explicitly convertible to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">To</span></code> | |
79 | and not implicitly convertible, or if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">is_lossy_conversion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">From</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">To</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">value</span></code> is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>. | |
80 | Otherwise <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">false</span></code>. | |
81 | </p> | |
82 | <p> | |
83 | Note that while this trait is the ultimate arbiter of which constructors | |
84 | are marked as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">explicit</span></code> in class | |
85 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span></code>, authors of backend | |
86 | types should generally specialise one of the traits above, rather than this | |
87 | one directly. | |
88 | </p> | |
89 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> | |
90 | <span class="identifier">is_signed_number</span><span class="special">;</span> | |
91 | <span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> | |
92 | <span class="identifier">is_unsigned_number</span><span class="special">;</span> | |
93 | </pre> | |
94 | <p> | |
95 | These two traits inherit from either <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpl</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">true_</span></code> | |
96 | or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpl</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">false_</span></code>, by default types are assumed to | |
97 | be signed unless <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">is_unsigned_number</span></code> | |
98 | is specialized for that type. | |
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