Thread: XOR-on constants

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    XOR-on constants

    inline g_cFloat g_cFloat::m_ffXOr(g_cFloat p_fFloat)
    {
    return g_cFloat(m_fFloat ^ p_fFloat);
    }


    inline g_cFloat g_cFloat::m_ffXOr(g_cFloat p_fFloat) const
    {
    return g_gFloat(m_fFloat ^ p_fFloat);
    }

    I was making a modified class for floating point numbers when I suddenly saw there was a need for logic operations such as and, or not and xor, when I got to the xor function. I had made all functions that didn't modify any data in the class constant, but when I tried to perform and xor the constant data it didn't work. why?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Assuming that m_fFloat is a member variable of your 'g_cFloat' class then:

    m_fFloat ^ p_fFloat will store the result of the operation in the m_fFloat variable; this is maybe causing the problem.

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    Probably what so is the case, although I how should I do it then?

    (I've always been under the impression that a=b^c stored a value in a, and a^=b does what you're saying this does)

    and do I do what I wanted to do then?

    ....

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    Bitwise operators only work with intergral types.

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    thanks.
    Although, I guess I'll have to remove those functions now.

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    You could write your own operator^, but without casting/converting to integers you won't be able to use the built in bitwise operator ^.

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