Creating raw user-defined literals

In the previous recipe, we looked at the way C++11 allows library implementers and developers to create user-defined literals and the user-defined literals available in the C++14 standard. However, user-defined literals have two forms: a cooked form, where the literal value is processed by the compiler before being supplied to the literal operator, and a raw form, in which the literal is not processed by the compiler before being supplied to the literal operator. The latter is only available for integral and floating-point types. Raw literals are useful for altering the compiler’s normal behavior. For instance, a sequence such as 3.1415926 is interpreted by the compiler as a floating-point value, but with the use of a raw user-defined literal, it could be interpreted as a user-defined decimal value. In this recipe, we will look at creating raw user-defined literals.

Getting ready

Before continuing with this recipe, it is strongly recommended...