C4_COMPLEX_LIB
A C++ Class for Complex Arithmetic

C4_COMPLEX_LIB is a C++ library which defines complex numbers and the operations necessary to do arithmetic on them.

Since the ANSI C++ standard library now includes a complex class, the information described here is probably not of practical use. On the other hand, it may be helpful as a practical demonstration of how to define a useful arithmetic class.

The C4_COMPLEX class defines a c4_complex number as a pair of floats. A variable c in this class may be declared by

        c4_complex c;
      

        c4_complex c = c4_complex ( 1.0, 2.0 );
      

A variable c declared as c4_complex may be assigned a value using the c4_complex() function:

        c = c4_complex ( a, b )
      

        c = c4_complex ( a )
      

A variable c declared as c4_complex may be used in addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division with another c4_complex value, or a float value:

        c3 = c1 + c2;
        c3 = c1 - c2;
        c3 = c1 * c2;
        c3 = c1 / c2;
      

A variable c declared as c4_complex may be conjugated, or its real or imaginary part may be produced as a float value:

        c2 = ~c;
        d1 = c1.real ( );
        d2 = c1.imaginary ( );
      

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

C4_COMPLEX_LIB is available in a C version and a C++ version.

Related Data and Programs:

C4LIB, a C++ library which implements certain elementary functions for "C4" or single precision complex variables using the C++ "complex " datatype.

C8_COMPLEX_LIB, a C++ library which defines a class called c8_complex for complex numbers with double precision components.

CPP, C++ programs which includes an example of the declaration and use of complex variables.

Reference:

1. Steve Oualline,
   Practical C++ Programming,
   O'Reilly & Associates, 1997,
   ISBN: 1-56592-139-9

Source Code:

• c4_complex_lib.cpp, the source code;
• c4_complex_lib.hpp, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• c4_complex_lib_test.cpp, the calling program;
• c4_complex_lib_test.txt, the output file.

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