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| Message-ID | <kkmkjm$efv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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| Newsgroups | comp.std.c++ |
| From | Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@travelport.com> |
| Subject | Re: N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| References | <20f3e5fa-9261-4fe7-9860-c617fe76636c@googlegroups.com> |
| Date | 2013-04-18 10:09 -0600 |
On 4/16/2013 2:41 PM, Helmut Zeisel wrote: > What should be the result of unsigned_integer(-1) ? > > Helmut > > The desire to remove unsigned_integer from the proposal. :) While I can appreciate the desire for symmetry with the limited precision integers, that symmetry is going to be broken with unlimited precision integers. I personally would rather see unsigned_integer be a special case of a more general bounded integer proposal. One where the programmer could specify an arbitrary upper and lower bound. Martin Shobe -- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try posting with your ] [ newsreader. If that fails, use mailto:std-cpp-submit@vandevoorde.com ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.comeaucomputing.com/csc/faq.html ]
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N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types Helmut Zeisel <zei2011@liwest.at> - 2013-04-16 12:41 -0700
Re: N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@travelport.com> - 2013-04-18 10:09 -0600
Re: N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types Pete Becker <pete@versatilecoding.com> - 2013-04-18 10:08 -0600
Re: N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types rkadeFR <contact@rkade.fr> - 2013-04-19 08:12 -0700
Re: N3417: Proposal for Unbounded-Precision Integer Types Pete Becker <pete@versatilecoding.com> - 2013-04-20 05:19 -0700
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