# QVM: Quaternions, Vectors, Matrices

### boost/qvm/mat.hpp

This header defines the struct mat template, which acts as a generic matrix type.

### Synopsis:

#include <boost/qvm/mat.hpp>

    namespace boost
    {
        namespace qvm
        {
            template <class T,int Rows,int Cols>
            struct mat
            {
                T a[Rows][Cols];

                template <class R>
                operator R() const
                    {
                    R r;
                    assign(r,*this);
                    return r;
                    }
            };

            template <class Matrix>
            struct mat_traits;

            template <class T,int Rows,int Cols>
            struct mat_traits< mat<T,Rows,Cols> >
            {
                typedef T scalar_type;
                static int const rows=Rows;
                static int const cols=Cols;

                template <int Row,int Col> static scalar_type read_element( mat<T,Rows,Cols> const & x ) { return x.a[Row][Col]; }
                template <int Row,int Col> static scalar_type & write_element( mat<T,Rows,Cols> & x ) { return x.a[Row][Col]; }

                static scalar_type read_element_idx( int row, int col, mat<T,Rows,Cols> const & x ) { return x.a[row][col]; }
                static scalar_type & write_element_idx( int row, int col, mat<T,Rows,Cols> & x ) { return x.a[row][col]; }
            };
        }
    }

See also: mat