I'm trying to learn how to use the parsing library exprtk with objects of a custom class - I'm still learning C++, tbh but I can write functional non-OO code.
I am trying to follow an example from the repo, but with objects that I'd have created.
Here's my code:
Class definitions:
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include "exprtk_new.hpp"
class myvector2{
private:
std::vector<float> data;
public:
myvector2(float a);
myvector2(float a, float b);
myvector2(const myvector2& other);
myvector2 operator+(const myvector2& rhs);
bool operator==(const myvector2& rhs);
bool operator<(const myvector2& rhs);
int size();
};
// constructors
myvector2::myvector2(float a, float b){
data.push_back(a);
data.push_back(b);
}
myvector2::myvector2(float a){
myvector(a, a);
}
myvector2::myvector2(const myvector2& other){
data.push_back(other.data[0]);
data.push_back(other.data[1]);
}
// operators
myvector2 myvector2::operator+(const myvector2& rhs){
return myvector2(data[0]+rhs.data[0], data[1]+rhs.data[1]);
}
bool myvector2::operator==(const myvector2& rhs){
return (data[0] == rhs.data[0]) & (data[1] == rhs.data[1]);
}
bool myvector2::operator<(const myvector2& rhs){
if ((data[0] < rhs.data[0]) & (data[1] < rhs.data[1]))
return true;
return false;
}
int myvector2::size(){
return data.size();
}
And the functions to call/test objects of this class (in the same main.cpp file)
template <typename T>
void check_function()
{
typedef exprtk::symbol_table<T> symbol_table_t;
typedef exprtk::expression<T> expression_t;
typedef exprtk::parser<T> parser_t;
T a = T(-1.0, 7.0);
T b = T(5.0, 4.0);;
const std::string expression_string = "a + b";
symbol_table_t symbol_table;
//symbol_table.add_variable("a", a);
//symbol_table.add_variable("b", b);
symbol_table.add_vector("a", a);
symbol_table.add_vector("b", b);
expression_t expression;
expression.register_symbol_table(symbol_table);
parser_t parser;
parser.compile(expression_string, expression);
const T y = expression.value();
}
int main()
{
//trig_function<double>();
check_function<myvector2>();
return 0;
}
And I am running into the following error when attmpting to compile. The line numbers are off because I have some code thats commented out.
1>main.cpp
1>c:\users\prai\perforce\temp\main.cpp(155): error C2664: 'bool exprtk::symbol_table<T>::add_vector(const std::string &,exprtk::vector_view<T> &)': cannot convert argument 2 from 'T' to 'exprtk::vector_view<T> &'
1> with
1> [
1> T=myvector2
1> ]
1>c:\users\prai\perforce\temp\main.cpp(170): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void check_function<myvector2>(void)' being compiled
1>c:\users\prai\perforce\temp\main.cpp(156): error C2664: 'bool exprtk::symbol_table<T>::add_vector(const std::string &,exprtk::vector_view<T> &)': cannot convert argument 2 from 'T' to 'exprtk::vector_view<T> &'
1> with
1> [
1> T=myvector2
1> ]
1>Done building project "exprtk_tester.vcxproj" -- FAILED.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
I think the issue is that I cannot be using check_function<myvector2>();
since myvector2 is not a type. But how am I supposed to make it work on my specific class myvector2
then?
Turns out you cant pass custom objects - only native datatypes or vectors. Atleast that seems to explain my issues.
Here is the fixed code that will actually compile and work as expected.
#include <cstdio>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include "exprtk_new.hpp"
void check_function()
{
typedef exprtk::symbol_table<float> symbol_table_t;
typedef exprtk::expression<float> expression_t;
typedef exprtk::parser<float> parser_t;
std::vector<float> a{3.0, 7.0, -7.0};
std::vector<float> b{2.0, 4.0, -2.0};
std::vector<float> c;
c.resize(3);
const std::string expression_string = "c := a + b";
symbol_table_t symbol_table;
symbol_table.add_vector("a", a);
symbol_table.add_vector("b", b);
symbol_table.add_vector("c", c);
expression_t expression;
expression.register_symbol_table(symbol_table);
parser_t parser;
if (!parser.compile(expression_string, expression)){
std::cout << parser.error() <<std::endl;
}
expression.value();
}
int main()
{
check_function();
return 0;
}