3 * Interface to GiNaC's constant types and some special constants. */
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23 #ifndef GINAC_CONSTANT_H
24 #define GINAC_CONSTANT_H
34 typedef ex (*evalffunctype)();
36 /** This class holds constants, symbols with specific numerical value. Each
37 * object of this class must either provide their own function to evaluate it
38 * to class numeric or provide the constant as a numeric (if it's an exact
40 class constant : public basic
42 GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(constant, basic)
45 constant(const std::string & initname, evalffunctype efun = nullptr, const std::string & texname = std::string(), unsigned domain = domain::complex);
46 constant(const std::string & initname, const numeric & initnumber, const std::string & texname = std::string(), unsigned domain = domain::complex);
48 // functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
50 bool info(unsigned inf) const override;
51 ex evalf() const override;
52 bool is_polynomial(const ex & var) const override;
53 ex conjugate() const override;
54 ex real_part() const override;
55 ex imag_part() const override;
56 void archive(archive_node& n) const override;
57 void read_archive(const archive_node& n, lst& syms) override;
59 ex derivative(const symbol & s) const override;
60 bool is_equal_same_type(const basic & other) const override;
61 unsigned calchash() const override;
63 // non-virtual functions in this class
65 void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
66 void do_print_tree(const print_tree & c, unsigned level) const;
67 void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
68 void do_print_python_repr(const print_python_repr & c, unsigned level) const;
72 std::string name; ///< printname of this constant
73 std::string TeX_name; ///< LaTeX name
75 ex number; ///< numerical value this constant evalf()s to
76 unsigned serial; ///< unique serial number for comparison
77 static unsigned next_serial;
78 unsigned domain; ///< numerical value this constant evalf()s to
80 GINAC_DECLARE_UNARCHIVER(constant);
82 extern const constant Pi;
83 extern const constant Catalan;
84 extern const constant Euler;
88 #endif // ndef GINAC_CONSTANT_H