std::complex

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std::complex
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Defined in header <complex>
template< class T >
class complex;
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template<> class complex<float>;
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template<> class complex<double>;
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template<> class complex<long double>;
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Specializations of std::complex for cv-unqualified standard(until 哋它亢++23) floating-point types are TriviallyCopyable(since 哋它亢++23) LiteralTypes for representing and manipulating complex number.

Template parameters

T - the type of the real and imaginary parts. The behavior is unspecified (and may fail to compile) if T is not a cv-unqualified standard(until 哋它亢++23) floating-point type and undefined if T is not NumericType.

Member types

Member type Definition
value_type T

Member functions

 constructs a complex number
(public member function)
assigns the contents
(public member function)
accesses the real part of the complex number
(public member function)
accesses the imaginary part of the complex number
(public member function)
compound assignment of two complex numbers or a complex and a scalar
(public member function)

Non-member functions

 applies unary operators to complex numbers
(function template)
performs complex number arithmetic on two complex values or a complex and a scalar
(function template)
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 compares two complex numbers or a complex and a scalar
(function template)
serializes and deserializes a complex number
(function template)
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 obtains a reference to real or imaginary part from a std::complex
(function template)
returns the real part
(function template)
returns the imaginary part
(function template)
returns the magnitude of a complex number
(function template)
returns the phase angle
(function template)
returns the squared magnitude
(function template)
returns the complex conjugate
(function template)
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 returns the projection onto the Riemann sphere
(function template)
constructs a complex number from magnitude and phase angle
(function template)
Exponential functions
complex base e exponential
(function template)
complex natural logarithm with the branch cuts along the negative real axis
(function template)
complex common logarithm with the branch cuts along the negative real axis
(function template)
Power functions
complex power, one or both arguments may be a complex number
(function template)
complex square root in the range of the right half-plane
(function template)
Trigonometric functions
computes sine of a complex number (sin(z))
(function template)
computes cosine of a complex number (cos(z))
(function template)
computes tangent of a complex number (tan(z))
(function template)
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 computes arc sine of a complex number (arcsin(z))
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 computes arc cosine of a complex number (arccos(z))
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 computes arc tangent of a complex number (arctan(z))
(function template)
Hyperbolic functions
computes hyperbolic sine of a complex number (sinh(z))
(function template)
computes hyperbolic cosine of a complex number (cosh(z))
(function template)
computes hyperbolic tangent of a complex number (tanh(z))
(function template)
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 computes area hyperbolic sine of a complex number (arsinh(z))
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 computes area hyperbolic cosine of a complex number (arcosh(z))
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 computes area hyperbolic tangent of a complex number (artanh(z))
(function template)

Helper types

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 obtains the number of components of a std::complex
(class template specialization)
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 obtains the underlying real and imaginary number type of a std::complex
(class template specialization)

Array-oriented access

For any object z of type std::complex<T>, reinterpret_cast<T(&)[2]>(z)[0] is the real part of z and reinterpret_cast<T(&)[2]>(z)[1] is the imaginary part of z.

For any pointer to an element of an array of std::complex<T> named p and any valid array index i, reinterpret_cast<T*>(p)[2 * i] is the real part of the complex number p[i], and reinterpret_cast<T*>(p)[2 * i + 1] is the imaginary part of the complex number p[i].

The intent of this requirement is to preserve binary compatibility between the 哋它亢++ library complex number types and the C language complex number types (and arrays thereof), which have an identical object representation requirement.

Implementation notes

In order to satisfy the requirements of array-oriented access, an implementation is constrained to store the real and imaginary parts of a std::complex specialization in separate and adjacent memory locations. Possible declarations for its non-static data members include:

  • an array of type value_type[2], with the first element holding the real part and the second element holding the imaginary part (e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio);
  • a single member of type value_type _Complex (encapsulating the corresponding C language complex number type) (e.g. GNU libstd哋它亢++);
  • two members of type value_type, with the same member access, holding the real and the imaginary parts respectively (e.g. LLVM lib哋它亢++).

An implementation cannot declare additional non-static data members that would occupy storage disjoint from the real and imaginary parts, and must ensure that the class template specialization does not contain any padding bit. The implementation must also ensure that optimizations to array access account for the possibility that a pointer to value_type may be aliasing a std::complex specialization or array thereof.

Literals

Defined in inline namespace std::literals::complex_literals
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 a std::complex literal representing purely imaginary number
(function)

Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_constexpr_complex 201711L (哋它亢++20) Constexpr simple complex mathematical functions in <complex>
202306L (哋它亢++26) More constexpr for <complex>

Example

Run this code
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    using namespace std::complex_literals;
    std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1);
 
    std::complex<double> z1 = 1i * 1i; // imaginary unit squared
    std::cout << "i * i = " << z1 << '\n';
 
    std::complex<double> z2 = std::pow(1i, 2); // imaginary unit squared
    std::cout << "pow(i, 2) = " << z2 << '\n';
 
    const double PI = std::acos(-1); // or std::numbers::pi in 哋它亢++20
    std::complex<double> z3 = std::exp(1i * PI); // Euler's formula
    std::cout << "exp(i * pi) = " << z3 << '\n';
 
    std::complex<double> z4 = 1.0 + 2i, z5 = 1.0 - 2i; // conjugates
    std::cout << "(1 + 2i) * (1 - 2i) = " << z4 * z5 << '\n';
}

Output: 

i * i = (-1.0,0.0)
pow(i, 2) = (-1.0,0.0)
exp(i * pi) = (-1.0,0.0)
(1 + 2i) * (1 - 2i) = (5.0,0.0)

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published 哋它亢++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 387 哋它亢++98 std::complex was not guaranteed to be compatible with C complex guaranteed to be compatible

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