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Template version:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">());</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>());</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
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Float specialization version:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0f</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z0</span><span class="special">,::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">>());</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
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Double specialization version:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">>());</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
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Long double specialization version:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0L</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0L</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0L</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">requested_d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0L</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">z1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">>());</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_recopier</span><span class="special">);</span>
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<p>
A default constructor is provided for each form, which initializes each component
to the default values for their type (i.e. zero for floating numbers). This
constructor can also accept one to four base type arguments. A constructor
is also provided to build quaternions from one or two complex numbers sharing
the same base type. The unspecialized template also sports a templarized
copy constructor, while the specialized forms have copy constructors from
the other two specializations, which are explicit when a risk of precision
loss exists. For the unspecialized form, the base type's constructors must
not throw.
</p>
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Destructors and untemplated copy constructors (from the same type) are provided
by the compiler. Converting copy constructors make use of a templated helper
function in a "detail" subnamespace.
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member functions</a>
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and Unreal Parts</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">real</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">unreal</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p>
Like complex number, quaternions do have a meaningful notion of "real
part", but unlike them there is no meaningful notion of "imaginary
part". Instead there is an "unreal part" which itself is a
quaternion, and usually nothing simpler (as opposed to the complex number
case). These are returned by the first two functions.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">R_component_1</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">R_component_2</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">R_component_3</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">R_component_4</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p>
A quaternion having four real components, these are returned by these four
functions. Hence real and R_component_1 return the same value.
</p>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">C_component_1</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">C_component_2</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p>
A quaternion likewise has two complex components, and as we have seen above,
for any quaternion <span class="emphasis"><em><code class="literal">q = α + βi + γj + δk</code></em></span> we also have
<span class="emphasis"><em><code class="literal">q = (α + βi) + (γ + δi)j </code></em></span>. These functions return them.
The real part of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">C_component_1</span><span class="special">()</span></code>
is the same as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">real</span><span class="special">()</span></code>.
</p>
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Operators</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_affecter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_affecter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_affecter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">a_affecter</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
These perform the expected assignment, with type modification if necessary
(for instance, assigning from a base type will set the real part to that
value, and all other components to zero). For the unspecialized form, the
base type's assignment operators must not throw.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
These perform the mathematical operation <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(*</span><span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">)+</span><span class="identifier">rhs</span></code>
and store the result in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">*</span><span class="keyword">this</span></code>.
The unspecialized form has exception guards, which the specialized forms
do not, so as to insure exception safety. For the unspecialized form, the
base type's assignment operators must not throw.
</p>
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<a name="id777707"></a>
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Operators</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-=</span> <span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
These perform the mathematical operation <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(*</span><span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">)-</span><span class="identifier">rhs</span></code>
and store the result in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">*</span><span class="keyword">this</span></code>.
The unspecialized form has exception guards, which the specialized forms
do not, so as to insure exception safety. For the unspecialized form, the
base type's assignment operators must not throw.
</p>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*=</span> <span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
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These perform the mathematical operation <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(*</span><span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">)*</span><span class="identifier">rhs</span></code>
<span class="bold"><strong>in this order</strong></span> (order is important as multiplication
is not commutative for quaternions) and store the result in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">*</span><span class="keyword">this</span></code>. The
unspecialized form has exception guards, which the specialized forms do not,
so as to insure exception safety. For the unspecialized form, the base type's
assignment operators must not throw.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="special">(::</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">complex</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>&</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">quaternion</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">);</span>
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These perform the mathematical operation <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">(*</span><span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">)*</span><span class="identifier">inverse_of</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">rhs</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
<span class="bold"><strong>in this order</strong></span> (order is important as multiplication
is not commutative for quaternions) and store the result in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">*</span><span class="keyword">this</span></code>. The
unspecialized form has exception guards, which the specialized forms do not,
so as to insure exception safety. For the unspecialized form, the base type's
assignment operators must not throw.
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