Shapes in C++ Programs

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If I recall correctly, I saw some ungodly C++ library that let you type ASCII-art shapes in C++ programs and treat them as objects. Something like this:

int area = someFreakyClass(o-----o
                           |     |
                           o-----o).area();

What was this library called?

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '11 at 15:20

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Analog Literals by Eelis.

answered Apr 05 '11 at 15:20

Lightness Races in Orbit

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score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 05 '11 at 15:24

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Improved version of Analog Literals:

Tweaking Analog Literals (C++ humor)

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 05 '11 at 16:12

Something like this:

 int area = someFreakyClass(_________________________________________________
                    /|     |                                                 |
                    ||     |                                                 |
               .----|-----,|                                                 |
               ||  ||   ==||                                                 |
          .-----'--'|   ==||                                                 |
          |)-      ~|     ||_________________________________________________|
          | ___     |     |____...==..._  >\______________________________|
     [_/.-.\"--"-------- //.-.  .-.\\/   |/            \\ .-.  .-. //
       ( o )`==="""""""""`( o )( o )     o              `( o )( o )`
        '-'                '-'  '-'                       '-'  '-').area();

`velocity()` would be more interesting… – Potatoswatter Apr 05 '11 at 16:16 — Potatoswatter, Apr 05 '11 at 16:16
Or `number_of_wheels()`. – Lightness Races in Orbit Apr 26 '11 at 22:29 — Lightness Races in Orbit, Apr 26 '11 at 22:29

Shapes in C++ Programs

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