[#next_char]
[section next_char]

[h1 Synopsis]

  template <class SourcePosition, class Ch>
  struct next_char;

This is a [link lazy_metafunction lazy template metafunction].

[table Arguments
  [[Name]             [Type]]
  [[`SourcePosition`] [[link source_position source position]]]
  [[`Ch`]             [[link boxed_value boxed] character value. The character `SourcePosition` points to in the input.]]
]

[h1 Description]

Returns a new source position, pointing to the next character of the same line.

[h1 Header]

  #include <boost/metaparse/next_char.hpp>

[h1 Expression semantics]

For any `s` source position and `c` wrapped character the following are
equivalent

  get_col<next_char<s, c>>
  
  boost::mpl::plus<get_col<s>::type, boost::mpl::int_<1>>

  get_line<next_char<s, c>>
  
  get_line<s>

  get_prev_char<next_char<s, c>>::type
  
  c

[h1 Example]

  #include <boost/metaparse/next_char.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/source_position.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/get_col.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/get_line.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/get_prev_char.hpp>
  
  #include <type_traits>
  
  using namespace boost::metaparse;
  
  struct returns_source_position
  {
    using type =
      source_position<
        std::integral_constant<int, 11>,
        std::integral_constant<int, 13>,
        std::integral_constant<char, 'a'>
      >;
  };
  
  struct returns_char
  {
    using type = std::integral_constant<char, 'x'>;
  };
  
  static_assert(
    get_col<
      next_char<
        source_position<
          std::integral_constant<int, 11>,
          std::integral_constant<int, 13>,
          std::integral_constant<char, 'a'>
        >,
        std::integral_constant<char, 'x'>
      >
    >::type::value == 14,
    "it should increase the column component of the source position"
  );
  
  static_assert(
    get_line<
      next_char<
        source_position<
          std::integral_constant<int, 11>,
          std::integral_constant<int, 13>,
          std::integral_constant<char, 'a'>
        >,
        std::integral_constant<char, 'x'>
      >
    >::type::value == 11,
    "it should not increase the line component of the source position"
  );
  
  static_assert(
    get_prev_char<
      next_char<
        source_position<
          std::integral_constant<int, 11>,
          std::integral_constant<int, 13>,
          std::integral_constant<char, 'a'>
        >,
        std::integral_constant<char, 'x'>
      >
    >::type::value == 'x',
    "it should update the prev char component of the source position"
  );
  
  static_assert(
    get_col<next_char<returns_source_position, returns_char>>::type::value == 14,
    "it should support lazy evaluation"
  );

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