[bind10-dev] IntElement type

[Danny Mayer]

On 7/1/2013 4:16 AM, fujiwara at jprs.co.jp wrote:
> C++ Element interface offers create(value), getValue(&variable),
> setValue(value) for integer, double, boolean, string, vector, map
> values.
> 
> integer values or variables have many different types:
>    (unsigned | signed) (char | short | int | long | long long)
>    (uint | int ) (8 | 16 | 32 | 64) t
> 
> We decided to change the type of IntElement from long int to int64_t.
> 
> getValue(&integer_variable) method requires integer variable which
> type is same as intElement.
> 
> Due to C++ overloading problem, mixing int64_t and native types (long
> long int, long int) does not work well.
> 
> There are two choices.
> 
> 1. Suppose "long long int" is 64bit signed integer.
>    Change the type of IntElement from long int to long long int.
>    Prepare create(long int) and create(int).
> 
> 2. Change the type of IntElement from long int to int64_t.
>    Add static cast to int64_t where compile errors occur.
> 
> Which do you like better, "long long int" and "int64_t" ?
> 

Personally I find the int64_t provides an exact definition of the size
of the datatype. long int, long long, etc. aren't very clear. On
different compilers I have found the long has different meanings.

Danny

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