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The AD exp Function: Example and Test
 

# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
# include <cmath>

bool Exp(void)
{	bool ok = true;

	using CppAD::AD;
	using CppAD::NearEqual;

	// domain space vector
	size_t n  = 1;
	double x0 = 0.5;
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR< AD<double> > x(n);
	x[0]      = x0;

	// declare independent variables and start tape recording
	CppAD::Independent(x);

	// range space vector 
	size_t m = 1;
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR< AD<double> > y(m);
	y[0] = CppAD::exp(x[0]);

	// create f: x -> y and stop tape recording
	CppAD::ADFun<double> f(x, y); 

	// check value 
	double check = std::exp(x0);
	ok &= NearEqual(y[0] , check,  1e-10 , 1e-10);

	// forward computation of first partial w.r.t. x[0]
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR<double> dx(n);
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR<double> dy(m);
	dx[0] = 1.;
	dy    = f.Forward(1, dx);
	check = std::exp(x0);
	ok   &= NearEqual(dy[0], check, 1e-10, 1e-10);

	// reverse computation of derivative of y[0]
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR<double>  w(m);
	CPPAD_TEST_VECTOR<double> dw(n);
	w[0]  = 1.;
	dw    = f.Reverse(1, w);
	ok   &= NearEqual(dw[0], check, 1e-10, 1e-10);

	// use a VecAD<Base>::reference object with exp
	CppAD::VecAD<double> v(1);
	AD<double> zero(0);
	v[zero]           = x0;
	AD<double> result = CppAD::exp(v[zero]);
	ok   &= NearEqual(result, check, 1e-10, 1e-10);

	return ok;
}


Input File: example/exp.cpp