Re: charconv for C++11

From: Matt Borland (matt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-05-12 09:18:53

> I also still think that whoever came up with that specification needs a
> whap upside the head, but then I've never encountered a reason to print
> a floating-point value in hex, so I assume there's some justification
> for it.

Gavin,

Hexfloats are useful for comparison of numerical accuracy. We use them in the Boost.Math unit tests when outputting ULP distances. https://github.com/boostorg/math/blob/develop/test/math_unit_test.hpp#L136

Matt