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binary_output/binary_output.hpp

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+#ifndef BINARY_OUTPUT_HPP
+#define BINARY_OUTPUT_HPP
+
+#include <ostream>
+
+// static_asserts are not too good...
+
+// Normal
+template <typename T>
+struct binary{
+	T thing;
+	binary(T const t):thing(t){}
+	binary(binary const& c):thing(c.thing){}
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+binary<T> make_binary(T const t){
+	return binary<T>(t);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, binary<T> const& rhs){
+	static_assert(std::is_pod<T>::value, "Please specialise this function if your type is not POD");
+	static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Writing pointer");
+	out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&(rhs.thing)), sizeof(rhs.thing));
+	return out;
+}
+
+// Array
+template <typename T, size_t N>
+struct binary_arr{
+	T const (& thing)[N];
+	binary_arr(const T (& t)[N]):thing(t){}
+	binary_arr(binary_arr const& c):thing(c.thing){}
+};
+
+template <typename T, size_t N>
+binary_arr<T, N> make_binary(const T (& t)[N]){
+	static_assert(N>=0, "lijp");
+	return binary_arr<T, N>(t);
+}
+
+template <typename T, size_t N>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, binary_arr<T, N> const& rhs){
+	static_assert(std::is_pod<T>::value, "Please specialise this function if your type is not POD");
+	static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Writing pointer");
+	out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&(rhs.thing)), sizeof(rhs.thing));
+	return out;
+}
+
+#endif // BINARY_OUTPUT_HPP
+

binary_output/main.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+#include "binary_output.hpp"
+
+int main(){
+	std::cout << make_binary(1684234849) << std::endl;
+	std::cout << make_binary("A c-style array") << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}