sc::Identifier(3)

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💖 NAME 💖

Welcome to sc::Identifier(3) from the MPQC manual, bestie 💅 This page is all about the sc::Identifier crew.

  • sc::Identifier — Identifier's are used to distinguish and order objects.

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

First things first, you gotta pull in the header:

#include <identity.h>

🫶 Public Member Functions 🫶

Okay so here's the whole member-function lineup, no skips, no shortcuts:

  • Identifier () — Creates an Identifier for a null object. Starting from nothing, iconic.
  • Identifier (const Identity *i) — Creates an Identifier for the given object.
  • Identifier (const Identifier &i) — Creates an Identifier for the given object. Copy vibes.
  • ~Identifier () — The destructor does nothing. Literally just vibes; it does nothing.
  • void operator= (const Identifier &i) — Assigns to the given Identifier.
  • int operator< (const Identifier &i) const — Less than.
  • int operator> (const Identifier &i) const — Greater than.
  • int operator== (const Identifier &i) const — Equal.
  • int operator<= (const Identifier &i) const — Less than or equal.
  • int operator>= (const Identifier &i) const — Greater than or equal.
  • int operator!= (const Identifier &i) const — Not equal.
  • void print (std::ostream &) const — This one's listed with no extra description attached, periodt.

🦋 Detailed Description 🦋

The whole point: Identifier's are used to distinguish and order objects. That's the main-character job.

On many architectures, a pointer to the object will suffice 🫶 But here's the fine print, and it's important: the C++ standard only guarantees that this works for two pointers pointing within the same structure or array.

Classes need to inherit from Identity to use this mechanism. And heads up: Identity, Identifier, and the shorthand boolean operations may have to be modified for certain architectures.

⚠️ So yeah, bestie — the architecture caveat is real. This is not a “works everywhere with zero changes” situation.

🎀 Author 🎀

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That's the whole page, bestie — MPQC Version 2.3.1, dated Sun Oct 4 2020 💖✨

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