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# `hello_units`
This is a really simple example showcasing the features of the **mp-units** library.
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="1"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:28:33"
```
First, we include the headers for:
- a system of quantities (ISQ)
- symbols of SI units
- symbols of international units
- text and stream output support
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="7"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:35:36"
```
Next, to shorten the definitions, we "import" `mp_units` namespace.
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="8"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:37:40"
```
The above function template takes any quantities implicitly convertible to `isq::length`
and `isq::time`. Those quantities can use any compatible unit and a representation type.
The function returns a result of a really simple equation and ensures that its quantity
type is implicitly convertible to `isq::speed`.
!!! note
Besides verifying the type returned from the function, constraining a generic return
type is really useful for users of such a function as it provides more information
of what to expect from a function than just using `auto`.
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="12"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:42:45"
```
The above lines explicitly opt-in to use unit symbols from two systems of units.
As this introduces a lot of short identifiers into the current scope, it is not done
implicitly while including a header file.
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="16"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:47:53"
```
- Lines `16` & `17` create a quantity of kind `isq::length / isq::time` with the numbers
and units provided. Such quantities can be converted or assigned to any other quantity
with a matching kind.
- Line `18` calls our function template with quantities of kind `isq::length` and
`isq::time` and number and units provided.
- Line `19` explicitly specifies quantity specifications of the quantities passed
to a function template. This time those will not be quantity kinds anymore and will
have more restrictive conversion rules.
- Line `20` changes the unit of a quantity `v3` to `m / s` in a value-preserving way
(floating-point representations are considered to be value-preserving).
- Line `21` does a similar operation but this time it would succeed also for non-truncating
cases (if it was the case).
- Line `22` does a value-truncating operation of changing the underlying representation
type from `double` to `int`.
```cpp title="hello_units.cpp" linenums="23"
--8<-- "example/hello_units.cpp:55"
```
The above presents various ways to print a quantity. Both stream insertion operations
and `std::format` are supported.
!!! note
`MP_UNITS_STD_FMT` is used for compatibility reasons. In case a specific compiler
does not support `std::format` or a user prefers to use `{fmt}` library, this macro
will resolve to `fmt` namespace. Otherwise, `std` namespace will be used.

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// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
// SOFTWARE.
// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
// !!! Before you commit any changes to this file please make sure to check if it !!!
// !!! renders correctly in the documentation "Examples" section. !!!
// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#include <mp-units/format.h>
#include <mp-units/iostream.h>
#include <mp-units/systems/international/international.h>