Re: [Boost-users] [mpl][type_traits] Getting the minimum and maximum value for a buit-in type at compile time

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [mpl][type_traits] Getting the minimum and maximum value for a buit-in type at compile time
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-19 05:32:15

>I would have thought that there must be a way to get the minimum and 
> maximum value for a C++ built-in type but my search through mpl and 
> type_traits yields nothing and numeric_limits requires a run-time 
> function call. Surely this information is available to the compiler so 
> it must be available to the TMP programmer somewhere. Where is it ?

boost/integer_traits.hpp

part of Boost.Integer.

HTH, John.