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xo-ratio documentation
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xo-ratio is a lightweight header-only library that provides a constexpr
fixed-size no-allocation ratio implementation.
Why ``ratio``?
1. ``ratio`` instances can be used as template arguments. [1]_
2. ``ratio`` operations (arithmetic, integer powers, string conversion, ...) are ``constexpr``, so can be done at compile time. [2]_
3. a ``ratio`` expression can occupy both compile-time and runtime roles. [3]_
.. [1] verified with gcc 13.2.0; clang 18 does not recognize ratio<T> as a structured type for some reason.
.. [2] Although allocation is permitted in constexpr code, it's subject to several restrictions.
it's not yet possible (as of c++23) to use ``std::string`` at compile time.
Using ``xo::flatstring`` instead.
.. [3] contrast with a solution relying on template arguments, which must then be compile-time-only.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
:caption: xo-ratio contents:
install
Indices and Tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`search`