c_error_policy_example.cpp

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// C_error_policy_example.cpp

// Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2007.
// Copyright John Maddock 2007.

// Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
// Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
// or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

// Suppose we want a call to tgamma  to behave in a C-compatible way
// and set global ::errno rather than throw an exception.

#include <boost/math/special_functions/gamma.hpp>
using boost::math::tgamma;

using boost::math::policies::policy;
// Possible errors
using boost::math::policies::overflow_error;
using boost::math::policies::underflow_error;
using boost::math::policies::domain_error;
using boost::math::policies::pole_error;
using boost::math::policies::denorm_error;
using boost::math::policies::evaluation_error;

using boost::math::policies::errno_on_error;
//using boost::math::policies::ignore_error;

//using namespace boost::math::policies;
//using namespace boost::math;

// Define a policy:
typedef policy<
      domain_error<errno_on_error>, // 'bad' arguments.
      pole_error<errno_on_error>, // argument is pole value.
      overflow_error<errno_on_error>, // argument value causes overflow.
      evaluation_error<errno_on_error>  // evaluation does not converge and may be inaccurate, or worse.
      > C_error_policy;

// std
#include <iostream>
   using std::cout;
   using std::endl;   

int main()
{
  // We can achieve this at the function call site
  // with the previously defined policy C_error_policy.
  double t = tgamma(4., C_error_policy());
  cout << "tgamma(4., C_error_policy() = " << t << endl; // 6

  // Alternatively we could use the function make_policy,
  // provided for convenience,
  // and define everything at the call site:
  t = tgamma(4., make_policy(
         domain_error<errno_on_error>(), 
         pole_error<errno_on_error>(),
         overflow_error<errno_on_error>(),
         evaluation_error<errno_on_error>() 
      ));
  cout << "tgamma(4., make_policy( ...) = " << t << endl; // 6

  return 0;
} // int main()

/*

Output

Autorun "i:\boost-06-05-03-1300\libs\math\test\Math_test\debug\c_error_policy_example.exe"
tgamma(4., C_error_policy() = 6
tgamma(4., make_policy( ...) = 6

*/