Re: [boost] iomanip mixin (was Review request : format)

From: Karl Nelson (kenelson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-23 20:24:07

> On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 05:00, Karl Nelson wrote:
> > If there is sufficent interest I can push this to the vault
> > and call for a review.
> > 
> > File at
> >   http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~kenelson/iomanip.hh
> 
> I think the iomanip would make a useful library, making life easier for
> many potential IO libraries. (my format for instance)

Excellent.  (Seeing as that is what is designed to support).

 
> also it can certainly add several features that could be useful to any
> stream user.
> (e.g. it could provide non-sticky versions for all the usual
> manipulators)

Hmm.  How would you define that in this context?  
The only definition I can come up with would be like...

  cout << nonstick(hex) << 16 << 2;

But that would fail if written...

  cout << nonstick(hex);
  cout << 16 << 2;

--Karl