1 // Boost.Units - A C++ library for zero-overhead dimensional analysis and
2 // unit/quantity manipulation and conversion
4 // Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Matthias Christian Schabel
5 // Copyright (C) 2008 Steven Watanabe
7 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
8 // accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
9 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
11 // $Id: lambda.cpp 27 2008-06-16 14:50:58Z maehne $
13 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
17 /// \brief Example demonstrating the usage of Boost.Units' quantity,
18 /// unit, and absolute types in functors created with the
19 /// Boost.Lambda library and stored in Boost.Function objects.
21 /// \author Torsten Maehne
24 /// A mechanical, electrical, geometrical, and thermal example
25 /// demonstrate how to use Boost.Units' quantity, unit, and absolute
26 /// types in lambda expressions. The resulting functors can be stored
27 /// in boost::function objects. It is also shown how to work around a
28 /// limitation of Boost.Lambda's bind() to help it to find the correct
29 /// overloaded function by specifying its signature with a
32 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
35 #include <boost/function.hpp>
36 #include <boost/units/io.hpp>
37 #include <boost/units/cmath.hpp>
38 #include <boost/units/pow.hpp>
39 #include <boost/units/systems/si.hpp>
40 #include <boost/units/absolute.hpp>
42 // Include boost/units/lambda.hpp instead of boost/lambda/lambda.hpp
43 // for a convenient usage of Boost.Units' quantity, unit, and absolute
44 // types in lambda expressions. The header augments Boost.Lambda's
45 // return type detuction system to recognize the new types so that not
46 // for each arithmetic operation the return type needs to be
47 // explicitely specified.
48 #include <boost/units/lambda.hpp>
50 #include <boost/lambda/bind.hpp>
52 static const double pi
= 3.14159265358979323846;
56 int main(int argc
, char **argv
) {
59 namespace bl
= boost::lambda
;
60 namespace bu
= boost::units
;
61 namespace si
= boost::units::si
;
64 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
65 // Mechanical example: linear accelerated movement
66 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
68 // Initial condition variables for acceleration, speed, and displacement
69 bu::quantity
<si::acceleration
> a
= 2.0 * si::meters_per_second_squared
;
70 bu::quantity
<si::velocity
> v
= 1.0 * si::meters_per_second
;
71 bu::quantity
<si::length
> s0
= 0.5 * si::meter
;
73 // Displacement over time
74 boost::function
<bu::quantity
<si::length
> (bu::quantity
<si::time
>) >
75 s
= 0.5 * bl::var(a
) * bl::_1
* bl::_1
79 cout
<< "Linear accelerated movement:" << endl
80 << "a = " << a
<< ", v = " << v
<< ", s0 = " << s0
<< endl
81 << "s(1.0 * si::second) = " << s(1.0 * si::second
) << endl
84 // Change initial conditions
85 a
= 1.0 * si::meters_per_second_squared
;
86 v
= 2.0 * si::meters_per_second
;
87 s0
= -1.5 * si::meter
;
89 cout
<< "a = " << a
<< ", v = " << v
<< ", s0 = " << s0
<< endl
90 << "s(1.0 * si::second) = " << s(1.0 * si::second
) << endl
94 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
95 // Electrical example: oscillating current
96 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
98 // Constants for the current amplitude, frequency, and offset current
99 const bu::quantity
<si::current
> iamp
= 1.5 * si::ampere
;
100 const bu::quantity
<si::frequency
> f
= 1.0e3
* si::hertz
;
101 const bu::quantity
<si::current
> i0
= 0.5 * si::ampere
;
103 // The invocation of the sin function needs to be postponed using
104 // bind to specify the oscillation function. A lengthy static_cast
105 // to the function pointer referencing boost::units::sin() is needed
106 // to avoid an "unresolved overloaded function type" error.
107 boost::function
<bu::quantity
<si::current
> (bu::quantity
<si::time
>) >
109 * bl::bind(static_cast<bu::dimensionless_quantity
<si::system
, double>::type (*)(const bu::quantity
<si::plane_angle
>&)>(bu::sin
),
110 2.0 * pi
* si::radian
* f
* bl::_1
)
113 cout
<< "Oscillating current:" << endl
114 << "iamp = " << iamp
<< ", f = " << f
<< ", i0 = " << i0
<< endl
115 << "i(1.25e-3 * si::second) = " << i(1.25e-3 * si::second
) << endl
119 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
120 // Geometric example: area calculation for a square
121 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
124 const bu::quantity
<si::length
> l
= 1.5 * si::meter
;
126 // Again an ugly static_cast is needed to bind pow<2> to the first
127 // function argument.
128 boost::function
<bu::quantity
<si::area
> (bu::quantity
<si::length
>) >
129 A
= bl::bind(static_cast<bu::quantity
<si::area
> (*)(const bu::quantity
<si::length
>&)>(bu::pow
<2>),
132 cout
<< "Area of a square:" << endl
133 << "A(" << l
<<") = " << A(l
) << endl
<< endl
;
136 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
137 // Thermal example: temperature difference of two absolute temperatures
138 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
140 // Absolute temperature constants
141 const bu::quantity
<bu::absolute
<si::temperature
> >
142 Tref
= 273.15 * bu::absolute
<si::temperature
>();
143 const bu::quantity
<bu::absolute
<si::temperature
> >
144 Tamb
= 300.00 * bu::absolute
<si::temperature
>();
146 boost::function
<bu::quantity
<si::temperature
> (bu::quantity
<bu::absolute
<si::temperature
> >,
147 bu::quantity
<bu::absolute
<si::temperature
> >)>
148 dT
= bl::_2
- bl::_1
;
150 cout
<< "Temperature difference of two absolute temperatures:" << endl
151 << "dT(" << Tref
<< ", " << Tamb
<< ") = " << dT(Tref
, Tamb
) << endl