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1.. title:: clang-tidy - modernize-use-std-numbers
2
3modernize-use-std-numbers
4=========================
5
6Finds constants and function calls to math functions that can be replaced
7with C++20's mathematical constants from the ``numbers`` header and offers
8fix-it hints.
9Does not match the use of variables with that value, and instead,
10offers a replacement for the definition of those variables.
11Function calls that match the pattern of how the constant is calculated are
12matched and replaced with the ``std::numbers`` constant.
13The use of macros gets replaced with the corresponding ``std::numbers``
14constant, instead of changing the macro definition.
15
16The following list of constants from the ``numbers`` header are supported:
17
18* ``e``
19* ``log2e``
20* ``log10e``
21* ``pi``
22* ``inv_pi``
23* ``inv_sqrtpi``
24* ``ln2``
25* ``ln10``
26* ``sqrt2``
27* ``sqrt3``
28* ``inv_sqrt3``
29* ``egamma``
30* ``phi``
31
32The list currently includes all constants as of C++20.
33
34The replacements use the type of the matched constant and can remove explicit
35casts, i.e., switching between ``std::numbers::e``,
36``std::numbers::e_v<float>`` and ``std::numbers::e_v<long double>`` where
37appropriate.
38
39.. code-block:: c++
40
41    double sqrt(double);
42    double log2(double);
43    void sink(auto&&) {}
44    void floatSink(float);
45
46    #define MY_PI 3.1415926
47
48    void foo() {
49        const double Pi = 3.141592653589;           // const double Pi = std::numbers::pi
50        const auto Use = Pi / 2;                    // no match for Pi
51        static constexpr double Euler = 2.7182818;  // static constexpr double Euler = std::numbers::e;
52
53        log2(exp(1));                               // std::numbers::log2e;
54        log2(Euler);                                // std::numbers::log2e;
55        1 / sqrt(MY_PI);                            // std::numbers::inv_sqrtpi;
56        sink(MY_PI);                                // sink(std::numbers::pi);
57        floatSink(MY_PI);                           // floatSink(std::numbers::pi);
58        floatSink(static_cast<float>(MY_PI));       // floatSink(std::numbers::pi_v<float>);
59    }
60
61Options
62-------
63
64.. option:: DiffThreshold
65
66    A floating point value that sets the detection threshold for when literals
67    match a constant. A literal matches a constant if
68    ``abs(literal - constant) < DiffThreshold`` evaluates to ``true``. Default
69    is `0.001`.
70
71.. option:: IncludeStyle
72
73   A string specifying which include-style is used, `llvm` or `google`. Default
74   is `llvm`.
75