Re: wrong result in complex pow

From: Gero Peterhoff (g.peterhoff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-02-08 18:38:46

It would be very desirable to implement all conversion ctors generically so that both directions work:
1)
std::complex<double> a{1.1, 2.2};
std::complex<int> b{a}; // works
2)
std::complex<int> a{1, 2};
std::complex<double> b{a}; // doesn't work
without explicit call
std::complex<double> b{a.real(), a.imag()};
or 
std::complex<double> b{double(a.real()), double(a.imag())}; 
to prevent warnings.

This is cumbersome, confusing and a source of errors.

Am 08.02.21 um 19:04 schrieb John Maddock via Boost:
> On 08/02/2021 17:30, Gero Peterhoff via Boost wrote:
>> That's the problem: the generic std::complex class has generic conversion ctors, the FP specializations don't. I don't understand why this is done.
> 
> Actually the generic template specification is redundant given that only float/double/long double specializations are allowed.
> 
> BTW the specializations do have converting constructors, but they are explicit when narrowing which is the right design IMO.
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