[boost] Re: numeric_cast problem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-04 08:37:17

"Michael D. Borghardt" <michael_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I kept looking into this and found this
>
> try
> {
>     unsigned char u = 255;
>     boost::numeric_cast<signed char>(u);
>     std::cout << "OK" << std::endl;
> }
> catch (boost::bad_numeric_cast &ex)
> {
>     std::cout << ex.what() << std::endl;
> }
>
> This does not throw an exception.

What is the representation range of a signed char on your platform?

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