Eigen3 library with C++20 format

Question

I am trying to print Eigen::Array or Eigen::Matrix with c++20 format, instead of Eigen::IOFormat. I would like to control the precision and alignment of elements in the matrix with specifiers, for example,

#include <Eigen/Core>
#include <format>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    Eigen::ArrayXXd mat( 3, 4 );
    mat.setZero();
    std::cout << std::format( "mat={:9.4f}\n", mat );
    return 0;
}

How can I get the following expected result?

mat=   0.0000   0.0000   0.0000   0.0000
       0.0000   0.0000   0.0000   0.0000
       0.0000   0.0000   0.0000   0.0000

Have a look at this tutorial https://www.modernescpp.com/index.php/extend-std-format-in-c-20-for-user-defined-types. I'm sure you will be able to apply this to `Eigen` types. — serkan.tuerker, Apr 12 '22 at 12:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 26 '22 at 20:09

You may look at https://gite.lirmm.fr/rpc/utils/eigen-fmt and see if it helps you out.

You basically need to include this header file in order to have eigen support for print/format using the fmt library. Since std::format was based from fmt, that code should be a good start in order to achieve what you want. Note that you may need to make a few adjustments.

Eigen3 library with C++20 format

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