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assign_values (2 coordinate values)

Assign two coordinates to a geometry (usually a 2D point)

Synopsis

template<typename Geometry, typename Type>
void assign_values(Geometry & geometry, Type const & c1, Type const & c2)

Parameters

Type

Concept

Name

Description

Geometry &

Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept

geometry

A model of the specified concept

Type const &

numerical type (int, double, ttmath, ...) to specify the coordinates

c1

First coordinate (usually x-coordinate)

Type const &

numerical type (int, double, ttmath, ...) to specify the coordinates

c2

Second coordinate (usually y-coordinate)

Header

Either

#include <boost/geometry.hpp>

Or

#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/assign.hpp>

Example

Shows the usage of assign to set point coordinates, and, besides that, shows how you can initialize ttmath points with high precision

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

#include <boost/geometry.hpp>
#include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>

#if defined(HAVE_TTMATH)
#  include <boost/geometry/extensions/contrib/ttmath_stub.hpp>
#endif


int main()
{
    using boost::geometry::assign_values;


    boost::geometry::model::d2::point_xy<double> p1;
    assign_values(p1, 1.2345, 2.3456);

#if defined(HAVE_TTMATH)
    boost::geometry::model::d2::point_xy<ttmath::Big<1,4> > p2;
    assign_values(p2, "1.2345", "2.3456"); 1
#endif

    std::cout
        << std::setprecision(20)
        << boost::geometry::dsv(p1) << std::endl
#if defined(HAVE_TTMATH)
        << boost::geometry::dsv(p2) << std::endl
#endif
        ;

    return 0;
}

1

It is possible to assign coordinates with other types than the coordinate type. For ttmath, you can e.g. conveniently use strings. The advantage is that it then has higher precision, because if doubles are used for assignments the double-precision is used.

Output:

(1.2344999999999999, 2.3456000000000001)
(1.2345, 2.3456)
See also

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