* @return An error code
* @param[in] s A string representing a numeric value
* @param[out] ret The result of the operation
- * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
+ * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
+ * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
+ *
* @remarks This method accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
* following grammar:
* @code
* @return An error code
* @param[in] s A string representing a numeric value
* @param[out] ret The result of the operation
- * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a byte that can be parsed.
+ * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
+ * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a byte that can be parsed.
+ *
* @remarks
* - This method assumes that the string representing the numeric value uses a radix 10.
* - This method guarantees that the original value of out-parameter is not changed when the method returns error.
* @return The @c signed @c char equivalent of the specified string representing the numeric value using the specified index
* @param[in] s A string representing a numeric value
* @param[in] radix The radix of the string representing a numeric value @n
- * It must either be 2, 8, 10, or 16.
+ * Radix value range is from 2 to 36.
* @param[out] ret The result of the operation
- * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
- * @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The specified @c radix is invalid.
+ * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
+ * @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
+ *
* @remarks This method guarantees that the original value of out-parameter is not changed when the method returns error.
*/
static result Parse(const String& s, int radix, char& ret);
/**
- * Gets the @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance of %Int8.
+ * Gets the @c char equivalent of the current instance of %Int8.
*
* @since 2.0
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
+ *
* @deprecated This class is deprecated because char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. Use Integer8 class.
+ * This method has portability issue.
+ * Return value may not be @c signed @c char since char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. @n
+ * Use ToInt8() method to get @c int8_t
+ * @return The @c char equivalent of the current instance
*
- * @return The @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance
*/
virtual char ToChar(void) const;
/**
+ * Gets the @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance of %Int8.
+ *
+ * @since 3.0
+ *
+ * @return The @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance
+ * @remarks This method always returns 0. Use Integer8::ToInt8() to get the @int8_t
+ */
+ virtual int8_t ToInt8(void) const;
+
+ /**
* Gets the @c signed @c short equivalent of the current instance of %Int8.
*
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated This class is deprecated because char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. Use Integer8 class.
*
*/
- static const char VALUE_MAX = (signed char) 0x7F;
+ static const char VALUE_MAX = static_cast< signed char >(0x7F);
/**
* A constant holding the minimum value of type @c char. @n
* @deprecated This class is deprecated because char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. Use Integer8 class.
*
*/
- static const char VALUE_MIN = (signed char) 0x80;
+ static const char VALUE_MIN = static_cast< signed char >(0x80);
/**
* A @c signed @c char value of this instance.