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| <span class="firstname">Beman</span> <span class="surname">Dawes</span> |
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| <span class="firstname">Daryle</span> <span class="surname">Walker</span> |
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| <span class="firstname">Gennaro</span> <span class="surname">Prota</span> |
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| <span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="surname">Maddock</span> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="index.html#boost_integer.overview"> Overview</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/cstdint.html"> Standard Integer Types</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/traits.html"> Integer Traits</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/integer.html"> Integer Type Selection</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/mask.html"> Integer Masks</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/log2.html"> Compile Time log2 Calculation</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="boost_integer/minmax.html"> Compile time min/max calculation</a></span></dt> |
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| Boost.Integer provides integer type support, particularly helpful in generic |
| programming. It provides standard C99 integer types, such as might be found |
| in <stdint.h>, without requiring that header. It provides the means to |
| select an integer type based upon its properties, like the number of bits or |
| the maximum supported value, as well as compile-time bit mask selection. There |
| is a derivative of std::numeric_limits that provides integral constant expressions |
| for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">min</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">max</span></code>. |
| Finally, it provides two compile-time algorithms: determining the highest power |
| of two in a compile-time value; and computing min and max of constant expressions. |
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| Forward Declarations. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/integer_fwd.hpp" target="_top"><boost/integer_fwd.hpp></a></code> |
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| Forward declarations of classes and class templates - for use when |
| just the name of a class is needed. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/cstdint.html" title="Standard Integer Types">Standard Integer Types</a>. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/cstdint.hpp" target="_top"><boost/cstdint.hpp></a></code> |
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| Provides typedef's based on the 1999 C Standard header <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">stdint</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">></span></code>, wrapped in namespace boost. |
| This implementation may #include the compiler supplied <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">stdint</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">></span></code>, if present. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/traits.html" title="Integer Traits">Integer Traits</a>. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/integer_traits.hpp" target="_top"><boost/integer_traits.hpp></a></code> |
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| Class template <code class="literal">boost::integer_traits</code>, derives |
| from <code class="literal">std::numeric_limits</code> and adds <code class="literal">const_min</code> |
| and <code class="literal">const_max</code> members. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/integer.html" title="Integer Type Selection">Integer Type Selection</a>. |
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| Templates for integer type selection based on properties such as |
| maximum value or number of bits: Use to select the type of an integer |
| when some property such as maximum value or number of bits is known. |
| Useful for generic programming. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/mask.html" title="Integer Masks">Integer Masks</a>. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/integer/integer_mask.hpp" target="_top"><boost/integer/integer_mask.hpp></a></code> |
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| Templates for the selection of integer masks, single or lowest group, |
| based on the number of bits: Use to select a particular mask when |
| the bit position(s) are based on a compile-time variable. Useful |
| for generic programming. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/log2.html" title="Compile Time log2 Calculation">Compile time log2 Calculation</a>. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/integer/static_log2.hpp" target="_top"><boost/integer/static_log2.hpp></a></code> |
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| Template for finding the highest power of two in a number: Use to |
| find the bit-size/range based on a maximum value. Useful for generic |
| programming. |
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| <a class="link" href="boost_integer/minmax.html" title="Compile time min/max calculation">Compile time min/max calculation</a>. |
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| <code class="literal"><a href="../../../../boost/integer/static_min_max.hpp" target="_top"><boost/integer/static_min_max.hpp></a></code> |
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| Templates for finding the extrema of two numbers: Use to find a bound |
| based on a minimum or maximum value. Useful for generic programming. |
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