Re: [boost] Re: Fixed-Point Decimal Proposal

From: Vadim Egorov (egorovv_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-12 12:25:12

Bill Seymour <bill-at-the-office_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Jeff wrote:
>>
>> I'm asking you to re-examine the basic design decision
>> that associates the rounding mode with the operation
>> instead of the type.  While I agree from a theoretical
>> sense that this is correct I don't see the advantage
>> to the user.  ... I have worked on applications where
>> the 'type centric' approach would have been useful.
>> I haven't worked on any applications where I would need
>> the rounding mode by operation feature.
>>
>
> My design decision was sort of _a priori_; and I can't
> give any examples from real code in which it would be
> preferable; so I'll have to admit that you're right
> unless somebody else comes to my defense.  8-)
>
> The question is:  should the rounding mode bind to
> the operation or to the operand?
Ideally, fixed-point arithmetic shoud yield a kind of floating-point result,
preserving as much precision as possible/makes sence. Rounding should not 
occur until assignment at which point it determined by the target type's 
rounding policy.
>
> If the latter, should it be a compile-time mechanism
> (one obvious implementation being a template parameter
> that specifies a rounding policy, thus making the
> rounding mode a part of the type) or a run-time
> mechanism (perhaps a mutable pointer to a rounding
> mode and a member function for changing it)?
>
> I'll be happy to go with the flow.
>
> --Bill Seymour

-- 
Thanks,
Vadim

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