C++11 introduced user defined literals. It can be used like this:
inline constexpr unsigned char operator "" _uchar( unsigned long long arg ) noexcept
{
return static_cast< unsigned char >( arg );
}
unsigned char answer()
{
return 42;
}
int main()
{
std::cout << std::min( 42, answer() ); // Compile time error!
std::cout << std::min( 42_uchar, answer() ); // OK
}