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author | clyne <clyne@bitgloo.com> | 2020-06-26 18:56:13 -0400 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-06-26 18:56:13 -0400 |
commit | 8b2e3c7bc5e6f66363c6256f5f7eb57e366d5b16 (patch) | |
tree | 124911b4536d05c2b885e33cb2f0cf235b655f6e /README.md | |
parent | f26a6dc4d527d0ae6d51ae61701a7e908e7fdb28 (diff) |
Update "how it works" section
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@@ -27,22 +27,26 @@ Try it [on Compiler Explorer](https://godbolt.org/z/T-MFoh). The basic structure of `to_string` is shown below: ```cpp -template<auto N, unsigned int base, /* N type-check and base bounds-check */> +template<auto N, unsigned int base, typename char_type, /* N type-check and base bounds-check */> struct to_string_t { - char buf[]; // Size selection explained later. - constexpr to_string_t() {} // Converts the integer to a string stored in buf. - constexpr operator char *() {} // These allow for the object to be implicitly converted - constexpr operator const char *() {} // to a character pointer. + char_type buf[]; // Size selection explained later. + constexpr to_string_t() {} // Converts the integer to a string stored in buf. + constexpr operator char_type *() {} // These allow for the object to be implicitly converted + constexpr operator const char_type *() {} // to a character pointer. + + // begin() and end() are supported too. }; -template<auto N, unsigned int base = 10> -to_string_t<N, base> to_string; // Simplifies usage: to_string_t<N, base>() becomes to_string<N, base>. +template<auto N, unsigned int base = 10, typename char_type = char> +constexpr to_string_t<N, base, char_type> to_string; // Simplifies usage, e.g. to_string_t<367>() becomes to_string<367>. ``` Since the number and base are template parameters, each differing `to_string` use will get its own character buffer. The integer/string conversion is done using a simple method I learned over the years, where the string is built in reverse using `n % base` to calculate the value of the lowest digit: +(*Note: The below examples of code are not up-to-date, though they still give a general idea of how `to_string` works.*) + ```cpp constexpr to_string_t() { auto ptr = buf + sizeof(buf) / sizeof(buf[0]); |