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<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">gmp</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
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<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">class</span> <span class="identifier">gmp_rational</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">gmp_rational</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}}</span> <span class="comment">// namespaces</span>
</pre>
<p>
The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">gmp_rational</span></code> back-end
is used via the typedef <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span></code>.
It acts as a thin wrapper around the <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpq_t</span></code> to provide a rational
number type that is a drop-in replacement for the native C++ number types,
but with unlimited precision.
</p>
<p>
As well as the usual conversions from arithmetic and string types, instances
of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">gmp_rational</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
are copy constructible and assignable from:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
The <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a> native types: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpz_t</span></code>, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpq_t</span></code>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">gmp_int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
There is also a two-argument constructor that accepts a numerator and denominator
(both of type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">gmp_int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>).
</p>
<p>
There are also non-member functions:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">mpz_int</span> <span class="identifier">numerator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="identifier">mpz_int</span> <span class="identifier">denominator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
</pre>
<p>
which return the numerator and denominator of the number.
</p>
<p>
It's also possible to access the underlying <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpq_t</span></code>
via the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">data</span><span class="special">()</span></code>
member function of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
Things you should know when using this type:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
Default constructed <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span></code>s
have the value zero (this is the <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>
default behavior).
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Division by zero results in a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">overflow_error</span></code>
being thrown.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Conversion from a string results in a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">runtime_error</span></code>
being thrown if the string can not be interpreted as a valid rational
number.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
No changes are made to the <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>
library's global settings, so this type can coexist with existing
<a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a> code.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The code can equally be used with <a href="http://mpir.org/" target="_top">MPIR</a>
as the underlying library - indeed that is the preferred option on
Win32.
</li>
</ul></div>
<h6>
<a name="boost_multiprecision.tut.rational.gmp_rational.h0"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="boost_multiprecision.tut.rational.gmp_rational.example"></a></span><a class="link" href="gmp_rational.html#boost_multiprecision.tut.rational.gmp_rational.example">Example:</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">gmp</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">gmp</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span> <span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// Do some arithmetic:</span>
<span class="keyword">for</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">&lt;=</span> <span class="number">1000</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">++</span><span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">*=</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="number">10</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// prints 1000! / 10</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">numerator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">denominator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_rational</span> <span class="identifier">w</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// component wise constructor</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">w</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// prints 2/3</span>
<span class="comment">// Access the underlying data:</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_t</span> <span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_init</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">backend</span><span class="special">().</span><span class="identifier">data</span><span class="special">());</span>
<span class="identifier">mpq_clear</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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