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@@ -1,2 +1,25 @@ # constexpr-to-string -C++17 code to convert integers to strings at compile-time + +**Features:** + +* Convert any integral type to a string at compile-time +* String can be in binary, hexadecimal, or any base in-between +* No external dependencies, only includes `type_traits` for type-checking +* Works best in C++20 GCC or C++17/20 Clang + +**How to use:** + +This single header file provides a `to_string` utility, which may be used as below: + +```cpp +const char *number = to_string<2147483648999954564, 16>; // produces "1DCD65003B9A1884" +puts(number); +puts(to_string<-42>); // produces "-42" +puts(to_string<30, 2>); // produces "11110" +``` + +With `to_string`, all that will be found in program disassembly are the resulting string literals, as if you wrote the strings yourself. + +**Known issues:** + +* With C++17 GCC, `to_string` must be used to initialize variables; otherwise, the integer-string conversion is done at run-time. |