Exploring C++20: The Programmer's Introduction to C++

© Ray Lischner 2020

R. LischnerExploring C++20https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5961-0_61

61. Project 3: Currency Type

Ray Lischner¹ 

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Ellicott City, MD, USA

 

It’s time for another project. You’re going to continue building on the fixed type from Project 2 and incorporate what you’ve learned about locales and I/O. Your task this time is to write a currency type. The value is stored as a fixed-point value. I/O is formatted using the get_money and put_money manipulators .

Make sure you can add two currency amounts to get a currency value , subtract two currency amounts to get currency, multiply and divide currency by an integer or rational value to get a currency result, and divide two currency values to get a rational result.

As with any project, ...