Subject: [Boost-users] [units] - overriding output
From: Noah Roberts (roberts.noah_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-15 15:24:07
What is the correct way to override the << op for a unit so that it say
prints "Pa" instead of "m^-1 kg s^-2"?
I tried this and no worky:
#include <boost/units/io.hpp>
namespace boost { namespace units {
template<>
inline std::string
name_string< boost::units::pressure_dimension, boost::units::si::system
>(const boost::units::si::pressure&)
{
return "Pa";
}
}} // boost::units
Also, I note that the operator << in io.hpp has a comment saying
"INTERNAL USE ONLY". How would you suggest then that users of the
library provide for stream output without running afoul of this
implementation we're not meant to use?