std::div_sat

Since C++26

Header: <numeric>

Computes the saturating division x / y. If T is a signed integer type, x is the smallest (most negative) value of T, and y == -1, returns the greatest value of T; otherwise, returns x / y.

# Declarations

template< class T >
constexpr T div_sat( T x, T y ) noexcept;

(since C++26)

# Parameters

x, y: integer values

# Return value

Saturated x / y.

# Notes

Unlike the built-in arithmetic operators on integers, the integral promotion does not apply to the x and y arguments.

If two arguments of different type are passed, the call fails to compile, i.e. the behavior relative to template argument deduction is the same as for std::min or std::max.

Most modern hardware architectures have efficient support for saturation arithmetic on SIMD vectors, including SSE2 for x86 and NEON for ARM.

# Example

#include <climits>
#include <numeric>
 
static_assert
(""
    && (std::div_sat<int>(6, 3) == 2) // not saturated
    && (std::div_sat<int>(INT_MIN, -1) == INT_MAX) // saturated
    && (std::div_sat<unsigned>(6, 3) == 2) // not saturated
);
 
int main() {}