Re: [boost] Interest in a binary_int template for binary literals?

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-26 15:12:32

From: Scott Schurr <scott_schurr_at_[hidden]>
> 
>  2. Pavel Vozenilek thinks that the names binary_nibble and
>     binary_int could be improved on.  Pavel suggests 
>     the names 'nibble' and 'bits', noting that the term 'binary'
>     has too many connotations in C++.
>     
>     At any rate, what do folks think would be good names for
>     these two templates?

If not "binary" then what, "base2?"

IIUC, these templates produce numeric values from a binary
representation.  Thus, the result is nothing more than a number
and its coming from binary digits is no longer important, so
"binary" doesn't need to be part of their name.  Maybe putting
them in a "binary" namespace would help?

namespace binary
{
   template ...
   class number;

   template ...
   class nibble;
}

If you want to support signed and unsigned, then you'll have to
skirt around keywords with something like: signed_ and
unsigned_.  (The same problem arises with your original
"binary_int:" it can't be binary::int.)

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