gmpfield.hh

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#ifndef DUNE_GMPFIELD_HH
#define DUNE_GMPFIELD_HH

/** \file
 * \brief Wrapper for the GNU multiprecision (GMP) library
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#if HAVE_GMP

#include <gmpxx.h>

namespace Dune
{

  template< unsigned int precision >
  class GMPField
    : public mpf_class
  {
    typedef mpf_class Base;

  public:
    /** default constructor, initialize to zero */
    GMPField ()
      : Base(0,precision)
    {}

    /** \brief initialize from a string
        \note this is the only reliable way to initialize with higher precision values
     */
    GMPField ( const char* str )
      : Base(str,precision)
    {}

    /** \brief initialize from a string
        \note this is the only reliable way to initialize with higher precision values
     */
    GMPField ( const std::string& str )
      : Base(str,precision)
    {}

    /** \brief initialize from a compatible scalar type
     */
    template< class T,
              typename EnableIf = typename std::enable_if<
                std::is_convertible<T, mpf_class>::value>::type
              >
    GMPField ( const T &v )
      : Base( v,precision )
    {}

    // type conversion operators
    operator double () const
    {
      return this->get_d();
    }

  };

}

#endif // HAVE_GMP

#endif // #ifndef DUNE_GMPFIELD_HH