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<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading">What users say:</div>
<div class="panel-body">
Thanks for creating this library. It’s been a hole in C++ for a long time.
I’ve used both boost::format and loki::SPrintf, and neither felt like the
right answer. This does.
Thanks for creating this library. It’s been a hole in C++ for a long
time. I’ve used both boost::format and loki::SPrintf, and neither felt
like the right answer. This does.
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Write API
---------
The concatenation-based Write API (experimental) provides a
`fast <http://zverovich.net/2013/09/07/integer-to-string-conversion-in-cplusplus.html>`_
The concatenation-based Write API (experimental) provides a `fast
<http://zverovich.net/2013/09/07/integer-to-string-conversion-in-cplusplus.html>`_
stateless alternative to IOStreams:
.. code:: c++
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Safety
------
The library is fully type safe, automatic memory management prevents buffer overflow,
errors in format strings are reported using exceptions. For example, the code
The library is fully type safe, automatic memory management prevents buffer
overflow, errors in format strings are reported using exceptions. For example,
the code
.. code:: c++
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fmt::format(L"Cyrillic letter {}", L'\x42e');
For comparison, writing a wide character to ``std::ostream`` results in
its numeric value being written to the stream (i.e. 1070 instead of letter 'ю' which
is represented by ``L'\x42e'`` if we use Unicode) which is rarely what is needed.
its numeric value being written to the stream (i.e. 1070 instead of letter 'ю'
which is represented by ``L'\x42e'`` if we use Unicode) which is rarely what is
needed.
.. _portability:
Portability
-----------
The library is highly portable. Here is an incomplete list of operating systems and
compilers where it has been tested and known to work:
The library is highly portable. Here is an incomplete list of operating systems
and compilers where it has been tested and known to work:
* 64-bit (amd64) GNU/Linux with GCC 4.4.3, `4.6.3 <https://travis-ci.org/fmtlib/fmt>`_,
4.7.2, 4.8.1 and Intel C++ Compiler (ICC) 14.0.2
* 64-bit (amd64) GNU/Linux with GCC 4.4.3,
`4.6.3 <https://travis-ci.org/fmtlib/fmt>`_, 4.7.2, 4.8.1, and Intel C++
Compiler (ICC) 14.0.2
* 32-bit (i386) GNU/Linux with GCC 4.4.3, 4.6.3
@ -161,21 +164,21 @@ compilers where it has been tested and known to work:
* 32-bit Windows with Visual C++ 2010
Although the library uses C++11 features when available, it also works with older
compilers and standard library implementations. The only thing to keep in mind
for C++98 portability:
Although the library uses C++11 features when available, it also works with
older compilers and standard library implementations. The only thing to keep in
mind for C++98 portability:
* Variadic templates: minimum GCC 4.4, Clang 2.9 or VS2013. This feature allows
the Format API to accept an unlimited number of arguments. With older compilers
the maximum is 15.
the Format API to accept an unlimited number of arguments. With older
compilers the maximum is 15.
* User-defined literals: minimum GCC 4.7, Clang 3.1 or VS2015. The suffixes
``_format`` and ``_a`` are functionally equivalent to the functions
* User-defined literals: minimum GCC 4.7, Clang 3.1 or VS2015. The suffixes
``_format`` and ``_a`` are functionally equivalent to the functions
``fmt::format`` and ``fmt::arg``.
The output of all formatting functions is consistent across platforms. In particular,
formatting a floating-point infinity always gives ``inf`` while the output
of ``printf`` is platform-dependent in this case. For example,
The output of all formatting functions is consistent across platforms. In
particular, formatting a floating-point infinity always gives ``inf`` while the
output of ``printf`` is platform-dependent in this case. For example,
.. code::
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Ease of Use
-----------
fmt has a small self-contained code base consisting of a single header file
and a single source file and no external dependencies. A permissive BSD `license
<https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt#license>`_ allows using the library both
in open-source and commercial projects.
fmt has a small self-contained code base with the core library consisting of
a single header file and a single source file and no external dependencies.
A permissive BSD `license <https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt#license>`_ allows
using the library both in open-source and commercial projects.
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