function template
<complex>

std::polar

template<class T> complex<T> polar (const T& rho, const T& theta = 0);
Complex from polar components
Returns a complex object (in cartesian format) corresponding to the complex number defined by its polar components rho and theta, where rho is the magnitude (modulus) and theta is the phase angle. The values in the return value are the same as if:

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real = rho * cos(theta);
imag = rho * sin(theta);


Parameters

rho
Magnitude (modulus) of the complex number.
theta
Phase angle (angular component) of the complex number.
T is the type of the components of the complex type (i.e., its value type).

Return value

The complex cartesian equivalent to the polar format formed by rho and theta.

Example

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// polar example
#include <iostream>     // std::cout
#include <complex>      // std::complex, std::polar

int main ()
{
  std::cout << "The complex whose magnitude is " << 2.0;
  std::cout << " and phase angle is " << 0.5;
  std::cout << " is " << std::polar (2.0, 0.5) << '\n';

  return 0;
}


Output:

The complex whose magnitude is 2 and phase angle is 0.5 is (1.75517,0.958851)

See also

abs
Absolute value of complex (function template )
arg
Phase angle of complex (function template )