doc/make_signed.qbk

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  Copyright 2007 John Maddock.
  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
  (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
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[section:make_signed make_signed]

   template <class T>
   struct make_signed
   {
      typedef __below type;
   };
   
   template <class T> using make_signed_t = typename make_signed<T>::type; // C++11 and above

__type If T is a signed integer type then the same type as T, if T is an 
unsigned integer type then the corresponding signed type.  
Otherwise if T is an enumerated or
character type (char or wchar_t) then a signed integer type with the same
width as T.

If T has any cv-qualifiers then these are also present on the result type.

[*Requires:]  T must be an integer or enumerated type, and must not be the type
bool.

__std_ref 3.9.1.

[all_compilers]

__header ` #include <boost/type_traits/make_signed.hpp>` or ` #include <boost/type_traits.hpp>`

[table Examples

[ [Expression] [Result Type]]

[[`make_signed<int>::type`][`int`]]

[[`make_signed<unsigned int const>::type`] [`int const`]]

[[`make_signed<const unsigned long long>::type`] [`const long long`]]

[[`make_signed<my_enum>::type`] [A signed integer type with the same width as the enum.]]
[[`make_signed<wchar_t>::type`] [A signed integer type with the same width as wchar_t.]]

]

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