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class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: <<a class="link" href="../boost_convert_c___reference.html#header.boost.convert_hpp" title="Header <boost/convert.hpp>">boost/convert.hpp</a>> 33 34</span> 35<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> TypeOut<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> TypeIn<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> Converter<span class="special">></span> 36 <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="identifier">TypeOut</span> <span class="special">></span> 37 <span class="identifier">convert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">TypeIn</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> value_in<span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Converter</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&</span> converter<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div> 38<div class="refsect1"> 39<a name="idm45766274047664"></a><h2>Description</h2> 40<p> 41 42For example, </p> 43<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cnv</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cstream</span> <span class="identifier">cnv</span><span class="special">;</span> 44 45<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">convert</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">></span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"12"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cnv</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> 46<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">convert</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">></span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">123</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="number">456</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cnv</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> 47</pre> 48<p> </p> 49<div class="variablelist"><table border="0" class="variablelist compact"> 50<colgroup> 51<col align="left" valign="top"> 52<col> 53</colgroup> 54<tbody> 55<tr> 56<td><p><span class="term">Parameters:</span></p></td> 57<td><div class="variablelist"><table border="0" class="variablelist compact"> 58<colgroup> 59<col align="left" valign="top"> 60<col> 61</colgroup> 62<tbody> 63<tr> 64<td><p><span class="term"><code class="computeroutput">converter</code></span></p></td> 65<td><p>Converter to be used for conversion </p></td> 66</tr> 67<tr> 68<td><p><span class="term"><code class="computeroutput">value_in</code></span></p></td> 69<td><p>Value of the TypeIn type to be converted to the TypeOut type </p></td> 70</tr> 71</tbody> 72</table></div></td> 73</tr> 74<tr> 75<td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> 76<td><p>boost::optional<TypeOut> result of conversion together with the indication of success or failure of the conversion request.</p></td> 77</tr> 78</tbody> 79</table></div> 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