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integral_c

Synopsis

template<
      typename T, T N
    >
struct integral_c
{
    // unspecified
    // ...
};

Description

A generic Integral Constant wrapper.

Header

#include <boost/mpl/integral_c.hpp>

Model of

Integral Constant

Parameters

Parameter Requirement Description
T An integral type Wrapper's value type.
N An integral constant A value to wrap.

Expression semantics

The semantics of an expression are defined only where they differ from, or are not defined in Integral Constant.

For arbitrary integral type t and integral constant n:

Expression Semantics
integral_c<t,c> An Integral Constant x such that x::value == c and x::value_type is identical to t.

Example

typedef integral_c<short,8> eight;

BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( is_same< eight::value_type, short > ));
BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( is_same< eight::type, eight > ));
BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( is_same< next< eight >::type, integral_c<short,9> > ));
BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( is_same< prior< eight >::type, integral_c<short,7> > ));
BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_RELATION( (eight::value), ==, 8 );
assert( eight() == 8 );

See also

Data Types, Integral Constant, bool_, int_, long_, size_t