Re: to_string(v)

From: rogeeff (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-24 11:51:41

--- In boost_at_y..., larsbj_at_l... wrote:
> "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...> writes:
> 
> | ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >> 2) to_string() is the established, novice-friendly name for this 
idiom;
> | even
> >> with a working lexical_cast, I'd prefer to_string when I want 
to_string
> >> behavior since it leaves less room for errors.
> >
> | I find this argument potent. As far as I'm concerned, you could 
stick this
> | in boost/utility.hpp.
> 
> Why not make the to_string use lexical_cast then?
> 
>     template <class V>
>     std::string to_string(V const & v)
>     {
>         return boost::lexical_cast<string>(v);
>     }
> 
> and do the specialization for lexical_cast so that users of that 
also
> can benefit?
> 
> -- 
> 	Lgb

What specialization you mean? You want be able to make it more 
efficient.

Gennadiy.