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Robert Ramey a06d9f7a69 added constexpr tests to checked result operations
added tests for check result < and == operations
correct implementation of some checked result types
added constexpr example
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<a name="safe_numerics.tutorial.7"></a>Checking of Input Values Can Be Easily Overlooked</h3></div></div></div>
<p>It's way too easy to overlook the checking of parameters received
from outside the current program.</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">stdexcept</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">sstream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">safe_numerics</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">safe_integer</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="special">]</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// problem: checking of externally produced value can be overlooked</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"example 6: "</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"checking of externally produced value can be overlooked"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Not using safe numerics"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">istringstream</span> <span class="identifier">is</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"12317289372189 1231287389217389217893"</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">try</span><span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// get integer values from the user</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="char">' '</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"error NOT detected!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">catch</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">exception</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"error detected!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="comment">// solution: assign externally retrieved values to safe equivalents</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Using safe numerics"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">safe_numerics</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">safe</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">is</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">seekg</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">try</span><span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// get integer values from the user</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="char">' '</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"error NOT detected!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">catch</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">exception</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">e</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"error detected:"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">e</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">what</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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<pre class="screen">example 6: checking of externally produced value can be overlooked
Not using safe numerics
2147483647 0
error NOT detected!
Using safe numerics
error detected:error in file input: domain error
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<p>Without safe integer, one will have to insert new code every time an
integer variable is retrieved. This is a tedious and error prone
procedure. Here we have used program input. But in fact this problem can
occur with any externally produced input.</p>
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