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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ * Convert any integral type to a string at compile-time * Supports converting to any base between 2 and 36 inclusive * No external dependencies, only includes `type_traits` for template parameter checking -* Works best in C++20 GCC or C++17/20 Clang +* Supports custom character types, e.g. `to_string<123, 10, wchar_t>` **How to use:** @@ -22,31 +22,31 @@ With `to_string`, all that will be found in program disassembly are the resultin Try it [on Compiler Explorer](https://godbolt.org/z/T-MFoh). -**Known issues:** - -* With C++17 GCC, `to_string` must be used to initialize variables; otherwise, the integer-string conversion is done at run-time. - # How it works 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]); |