Re: [boost] Shortcut regex notation

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-08 11:50:11

On Oct 20, 2004, at 4:49 AM, Schalk_Cronje_at_[hidden] wrote:
> Would anyone be interested in having a perl-like regex shortcut 
> notation? The original idea was born during a local C++ focus group 
> discussion. Looking further into the feasibility I thought that this 
> might be a useful addition to Boost.

I had brought something like this up a few years ago:

   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/52511

It got a little bit of interest, but no overwhelming support.

        Doug