Chapter 4. Data Types

• 4.1 Introduction

• 4.2 Scalar Numeric Types
  • 4.2.1 The Complex data type
    • Constructors:
    • Basic operators:
    • Non-member functions and operators:
  • 4.2.2 The fixed-point data type
    • Constructing Fixed-point variables
    • Warning
    • Fixed-point states
    • Fixed-point inputs and outputs
    • Assignment and overflow handling
    • Explicitly casting inputs
    • Constructors:
    • Functions to set or display information about the Fix number:
    • Operators:
    • Conversions:
    • Fix overflow, rounding, and errors.

• 4.3 Defining New Data Types
  • 4.3.1 Defining a new Message class
  • 4.3.2 Use of the Envelope class
  • 4.3.3 Use of the MessageParticle class
  • 4.3.4 Use of messages in stars

• 4.4 The Matrix Data Types
  • 4.4.1 Design philosophy
  • 4.4.2 The PtMatrix class
  • 4.4.3 Public functions and operators for the PtMatrix class
    • Functions and Operators to access entries of the Matrix:
    • Constructors:
    • Comparison operators:
    • Conversion operators:
    • Destructive replacement operators:
    • Non-destructive operators (these return a new matrix):
    • Non-member binary operators:
    • Miscellaneous functions:
  • 4.4.4 Writing stars and programs using the PtMatrix class
    • Memory management
    • Naming conventions
    • Include files
    • Input portholes
    • Allowing delays on inputs
    • Matrix outputs
  • 4.4.5 Future extensions

• 4.5 The File and String Types
  • 4.5.1 The File type
    • Constructors
    • Operations
  • 4.5.2 The String type
    • Constructors
    • Operations

• 4.6 Writing Stars That Manipulate Any Particle Type

• 4.7 Unsupported Types
  • 4.7.1 Sub-matrices
    • Using sub-matrices in stars
    • The sub-matrix "particles"
  • 4.7.2 Image particles
  • 4.7.3 "First-class" types

Authors: Joseph T. Buck
Michael J. Chen
Alireza Khazeni

Other Contributors: Brian Evans
Paul Haskell
Asawaree Kalavade
Tom Lane
Edward A. Lee
John Reekie