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Re: Text form of ::std:: complex

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Am 25.09.2011 06:47, schrieb Krzysztof Żelechowski:
>  Is there any reason why the text form of ::std:: complex is (u,v) and not
>  (u+v*i)?
>  The text form of fundamental types is human-readable and
>  intuitive, except for complex numbers.

Well, the criteria for intuition are not the only once that determine
such a decision, efficiency and simplicity have similar weights. Given
your alternative example, I would argue that "u+v*i" is even more
natural and I would expect that "v*i" just works as well. But given the
fact that C++ does not have direct support for imaginary numbers, the
current format decision is IMO a logical conclusion.

HTH&  Greetings from Bremen,

Daniel Krügler





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Text form of ::std:: complex Krzysztof Żelechowski<giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl> - 2011-09-24 21:47 -0700
  Re: Text form of ::std:: complex Daniel Krügler<daniel.kruegler@googlemail.com> - 2011-09-25 08:27 -0700
    Re: Text form of ::std:: complex Krzysztof Żelechowski<giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl> - 2011-09-26 08:58 -0700
  Re: Text form of ::std:: complex Christopher Dearlove<christopher.dearlove@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-07 16:09 -0700

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