NAME

       FBB::X2a - Objects performing x-to-Ascii conversions

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/x2a>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       FBB:X2a  objects  convert  values  of  any (insertable) type to text. The returned text is
       automatically made available as a standard C++ string.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned  in  this  man-page,  are
       defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       std::ostringstream

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      X2a(T const &value):
              In this constructor T may be any type that can be inserted into an o[string]stream.

       o      X2a(double value, size_t behind):
              Double  value  is  truncated  to  behind digits behind the decimal dot.  If a value
              doesn’t occupy behind digits behind the decimal  point,  then  missing  digits  are
              added  as  0.  For example, a value of 7.1, will be displayed as 7.10 if two digits
              behind the decimal dot are requested. A value of 7 will be displayed as 7.00.

       o      X2a(double  value,  size_t  width,  size_t  behind,  std::ios::fmtflags   flags   =
              std::ios::right):
              The  value is displayed over width character positions, extending the amount if the
              value so requires. The converted value is placed right-aligned into  the  field  of
              width characters.  The copy constructor is available as well.

STATIC MEMBER FUNCTION

       o      bool lastFail():
              This  member  returns true if the last conversion failed (i.e., the object’s fail()
              member returned true and returns false otherwise).  This member  allows  checks  on
              the  success  of  the extraction/conversion using anonymous A2x objects. The member
              also returns true when no conversions have as yet been performed.
              Note that this member is a thread-unsafe static member: in a multithreaded  program
              locks may be required to ensure that the proper conversion result is inspected.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       All  members of std::ostringstream are available, as FBB::X2a inherits from this class. In
       particular ostringstream::str() can be used to obtain the contents of an X2a object’s text
       buffer.

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

       o      operator std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &ostr, X2a const &x2a):
              This  conversion  operator  inserts the textual representation of the x2a parameter
              value into the provided ostream.

       o      operator std::string const() const:
              this conversion operator returns the information stored inside the FBB::X2a object.
              The standard overloaded assignment operator is available as well.

EXAMPLE

           string is(X2a(5));      // initializes `is’ with "5"
           string ds(X2a(5.25));   // initializes `ds’ with "5.25"

           cout << X2a(7.0 / 3, 4) << endl;
                                   // display a value using 4 digits behind the
                                   // decimal dot.
           cout << X2a(7.0 / 3, 8, 4) << endl;
                                   // display a value over 8 positions, right
                                   // adjusted, 4 digits behind the decimal dot.
           cout << X2a(7.0 / 3, 8, 4, std::ios::left) << endl;
                                   // display a value over 8 positions, left
                                   // adjusted, 4 digits behind the decimal dot.

FILES

       bobcat/x2a - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), a2x(3bobcat)

BUGS

       None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_3.19.01-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_3.19.01-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_3.19.01-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_3.19.01-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_3.19.01-x_*.deb:  debian  package holding the libraries, headers and
              manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms  of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
       (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).