Damien Garrido
Reputation: 158
Why std::chrono::day stored value is unspecified if d > 255
Quoted from std::literals::chrono_literals::operator""d
A std::chrono::day storing d. If d > 255, the stored value is unspecified.
What is the rationale behind this limit ?
Upvotes: 3
Views: 107
Answers (1)
Alan Birtles
Reputation: 36379
The literal can't store more than std::chrono::day itself can, which is 0-255. This allows it to be implemented as a 1 byte data type, which as it usually will only store values between 1 and 31 is sufficient.
If you're looking for a data type to store a duration of an arbitrary number of days use std::chrono::days instead.
Upvotes: 5
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