Parameter differences with function templates and SFINAE
I am breaking a sweat over templates of function calls to three groups: one to create functions that take integrals, one to accept floating points, and another to accept any others (which ostringstream::<<
takes). So far I can't even make it so that there are two groups, for example:
namespace my {
template<typename T>
struct logical_not
:
std::integral_constant<bool, !T::value>
{};
template <typename T>
using static_not = typename std::conditional<
T::value,
std::false_type,
std::true_type
>::type;
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if< std::is_integral<T>::value >::type* = 0)
{
// integral version (ostringstream method would be replaced by a simple algorithm that forms a string)
std::ostringstream os;
os << val;
return os.str();
}
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
//typename std::enable_if< logical_not<std::is_integral<T>>::type >::type* = 0)
typename std::enable_if< static_not<std::is_integral<T>> >::type* = 0)
{
std::ostringstream os;
os.flags(std::ios::fixed);
os.precision(2);
os << val;
return os.str();
}
} // my
I copied two negative functions from other answers, I left their names so that it is easier to tell them apart. I find type traits incredibly confusing, I guess the error I am getting for logical_not is misuse of that particular negative wrapper.
With an error logical_not Illegal type for non-type template parameter
and static_not in the pointer type instance of the class: 'my::to_string': no matching overloaded function found
.
Please point me in the right direction if you can! I want to add a faster implementation (no highlighting for the ostringstream instance) for integral types, adjust the precision with floating points, and have a function that handles other types. The final version will most likely not need a "negator" wrapper, although I wonder why they won't work.
EDIT: I figured I would need 4 groups, the fourth is boolan (since boolen is also an integral type). Therefore, based on max66's answer, by changing one function and adding another, the intended functionality is achieved:
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if<
std::is_same<bool, T>::value
>::type* = 0)
{
return val ? "true" : "false";
}
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if<
std::is_integral<T>::value
&& (false == std::is_same<bool, T>::value)
>::type* = 0)
{
return "integral, but not bool";
}
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It's easier than you think.
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if< std::is_integral<T>::value
>::type * = nullptr)
{ return "case integral"; }
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if< std::is_floating_point<T>::value
>::type * = nullptr)
{ return "case floating"; }
template<typename T>
std::string to_string(
const T& val,
typename std::enable_if< (false == std::is_integral<T>::value)
&& (false == std::is_floating_point<T>::value)
>::type * = nullptr)
{ return "case generic"; }
int main ()
{
std::cout << to_string(0) << std::endl; // print case integral
std::cout << to_string(0.0) << std::endl; // print case float
std::cout << to_string("0.000") << std::endl; // print case generic
}
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