Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@Jmgr
Last active August 29, 2015 14:28
Show Gist options
  • Save Jmgr/225a038df804b8056de5 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save Jmgr/225a038df804b8056de5 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
A better boolean type with C++11
// Copyright (c) 2015, Jonathan Mercier-Ganady
// All rights reserved.
// See the LICENSE file for more details.
#pragma once
#include <ostream>
class Bool final
{
public:
explicit constexpr Bool(bool value = false): m_value(value) {}
explicit constexpr operator bool() const { return m_value; }
constexpr Bool operator!() const { return Bool{!m_value}; }
private:
bool m_value{false};
};
constexpr Bool False{};
constexpr Bool True{!False};
inline Bool operator==(Bool a, Bool b)
{
return (static_cast<bool>(a) == static_cast<bool>(b)) ? True : False;
}
inline Bool operator!=(Bool a, Bool b)
{
return !(a == b);
}
inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, Bool a)
{
stream << (a ? "True" : "False");
return stream;
}
Copyright (c) 2015, Jonathan Mercier-Ganady
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment