operator+,-,*,/ (std::complex)

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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator+( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator+( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator+( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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constexpr std::complex<T> operator+( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator+( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator+( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator-( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator-( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator-( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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constexpr std::complex<T> operator-( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator-( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator-( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator*( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator*( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator*( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator*( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
(since C++20)
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator*( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator*( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator/( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator/( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator/( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator/( const std::complex<T>& lhs, const T& rhs);
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template< class T >
std::complex<T> operator/( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
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template< class T >
constexpr std::complex<T> operator/( const T& lhs, const std::complex<T>& rhs);
(since C++20)

Implements the binary operators for complex arithmetic and for mixed complex/scalar arithmetic. Scalar arguments are treated as complex numbers with the real part equal to the argument and the imaginary part set to zero.

1-3) Returns the sum of its arguments
4-6) Returns the result of subtracting rhs from lhs
7-9) Multiplies its arguments
10-12) Divides lhs by rhs

Parameters

lhs, rhs - the arguments: either both complex numbers or one complex and one scalar of matching type (float, double, long double)

Return value

1-3) std::complex<T>(lhs) += rhs
4-6) std::complex<T>(lhs) -= rhs
7-9) std::complex<T>(lhs) *= rhs
10-12) std::complex<T>(lhs) /= rhs

Notes

Because template argument deduction does not consider implicit conversions, these operators cannot be used for mixed integer/complex arithmetic. In all cases, the scalar must have the same type as the underlying type of the complex number.

The GCC flag "-fcx-limited-range" (included by "-ffast-math") changes the behavior of complex multiply/division by removing checks for floating point edge cases. This impacts loop vectorization.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <complex>
int main()
{
    std::complex<double> c2(2, 0);
    std::complex<double> ci(0, 1);

    std::cout << ci << " + " << c2 << " = " << ci+c2 << '\n'
              << ci << " * " << ci << " = " << ci*ci << '\n'
              << ci << " + " << c2 << " / " << ci << " = " << ci+c2/ci << '\n'
              << 1  << " / " << ci << " = " << 1./ci << '\n';

//    std::cout << 1.f/ci; // compile error
//    std::cout << 1/ci; // compile error
}

Output:

(0,1) + (2,0) = (2,1)
(0,1) * (0,1) = (-1,0)
(0,1) + (2,0) / (0,1) = (0,-1)
1 / (0,1) = (0,-1)

See also

compound assignment of two complex numbers or a complex and a scalar
(public member function)
applies unary operators to complex numbers
(function template)