std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point(3)

NAME
std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point - std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point

Synopsis
   Defined in header <chrono>
   template< class Rep > (since C++11)
   struct treat_as_floating_point : std::is_floating_point<Rep> {};
   The std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point trait helps determine if a duration can be
   converted to another duration with a different tick period.
   Implicit conversions between two durations normally depends on the tick period of
   the durations. However, implicit conversions can happen regardless of tick period if
   std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point<Rep>::value == true.

Specializations
   std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point may be specialized for program-defined types.

Example
// Run this code
 #include <chrono>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <thread>
 void timed_piece_of_code()
 {
     std::chrono::milliseconds simulated_work(2);
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(simulated_work);
 }
 int main()
 {
     auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     std::cout << "Running some timed piece of code...\n";
     timed_piece_of_code();
     auto stop = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     // A floating point milliseconds type
     using FpMilliseconds =
         std::chrono::duration<float, std::chrono::milliseconds::period>;
     static_assert(std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point<FpMilliseconds::rep>::value,
                   "Rep required to be floating point");
     // Note that implicit conversion is not allowed here
     auto i_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(stop - start);
     // Note that implicit conversion is allowed here
     auto f_ms = FpMilliseconds(stop - start);
     std::cout << "Timing stats:\n";
     std::cout << " Time in milliseconds, using default rep: "
               << i_ms.count() << '\n';
     std::cout << " Time in milliseconds, using floating point rep: "
               << f_ms.count() << '\n';
 }

Possible output:
 Running some timed piece of code...
 Timing stats:
   Time in milliseconds, using default rep: 2
   Time in milliseconds, using floating point rep: 2.57307

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