From f8feaf6ea867aec5c3118bd504ef043f0a47c248 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Markus=20Gro=C3=9F?= <markusgross@me.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:48:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add toString function to Boxed_Number.

For uint8_t, int8_t and char the value is first
converted to an appropriate int type.
This way the value is converted to a number
rather than a character.
---
 .../chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp   | 49 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp
index ccb93d1..4a2f94e 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ namespace chaiscript
           return static_cast<Target>(*static_cast<const Source *>(bv.get_const_ptr()));
         }
 
+        template<typename Source>
+          std::string toStringAux(const Boxed_Value &v)
+        {
+          std::ostringstream oss;
+          oss << *static_cast<const Source *>(v.get_const_ptr());
+          return oss.str();
+        }
+
       
     public:
       Boxed_Number()
@@ -365,6 +373,47 @@ namespace chaiscript
         }
       }
 
+      std::string toString()
+      {
+        const Type_Info &inp_ = bv.get_type_info();
+
+        if (inp_ == typeid(int)) {
+          return toStringAux<int>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(double)) {
+          return toStringAux<double>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(float)) {
+          return toStringAux<float>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(long double)) {
+          return toStringAux<long double>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(char)) {
+          return toStringAux<int>(Boxed_Value(getAsAux<int, char>()));
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(unsigned int)) {
+          return toStringAux<unsigned int>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(long)) {
+          return toStringAux<long>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(unsigned long)) {
+          return toStringAux<unsigned long>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::int8_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<int>(Boxed_Value(getAsAux<int, boost::int8_t>()));
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::int16_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::int16_t>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::int32_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::int32_t>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::int64_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::int64_t>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::uint8_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<unsigned int>(Boxed_Value(getAsAux<unsigned int, boost::uint8_t>()));
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::uint16_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::uint16_t>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::uint32_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::uint32_t>(bv);
+        } else if (inp_ == typeid(boost::uint64_t)) {
+          return toStringAux<boost::uint64_t>(bv);
+        } else {
+          throw boost::bad_any_cast();
+        }
+      }
+
       bool operator==(const Boxed_Number &t_rhs) const
       {
         return boxed_cast<bool>(oper(Operators::equals, this->bv, t_rhs.bv));