CGAL 6.0.2 - Number Types

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CGAL::Mpzf Struct Reference
Number Types Reference » GMP

`#include <CGAL/Mpzf.h>`

## Definition

An object of the class `Mpzf` is a multiple-precision floating-point number which can represent numbers of the form \( m*2^e\), where \( m\) is an arbitrary precision integer based on the GMP library, and \( e\) is of type `int`.

This type can be considered exact, even if the exponent is not a multiple-precision number. A `Mpzf` constructed from an integer or a normalized finite floating point number represents exactly that number. This number type offers functionality very similar to `MP_Float` and `Gmpzf` but is faster.

Is model of
  `IntegralDomainWithoutDivision`
  `RealEmbeddable`

Implementation

This class is only available on platforms on which GMP uses 64 bit limbs and the endianness is either big-endian or little-endian. The macro `CGAL_HAS_MPZF` will be defined when including `CGAL/Mpzf.h` if this is true. This class makes the assumption that the representation of a `double` in memory follows IEEE 754.

Currently, an `Mpzf` contains an array of a few limbs, in which it stores the data as long as it fits. If it does not fit, it dynamically allocates memory with new, and de-allocates it when it is done. Code to recycle the allocated memory (per thread) is included but disabled at the moment.

## Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
std::ostream & | operator<< (std::ostream &out, const Mpzf &f)
| writes a double approximation of `f` to the ostream `out`.
std::istream & | operator>> (std::istream &in, Mpzf &f)
| reads a `double` from `in`, then converts it to a `Mpzf`.

## Creation
| Mpzf ()
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `0`.
| Mpzf (int i)
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `i`.
| Mpzf (long int l)
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `l`.
| Mpzf (const Gmpz &i)
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `i`.
| Mpzf (const mpz_class &i)
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `i`.
| Mpzf (double d)
| creates a `Mpzf` initialized with `d`.

## Conversion
| operator Gmpq () const
| creates a `Gmpq` initialized with `*this`.
| operator mpq_class () const
| creates a `mpq_class` initialized with `*this`.