RE: [boost] Re: Proposal for lexical_cast/lexical_convert

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-25 16:33:34

----- Original Message ----- 
From: rogeeff <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: [boost] Re: Proposal for lexical_cast/lexical_convert

> --- In boost_at_y..., "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_g...> wrote:
> 
> > BTW, just for the record I note that the first case could be nicely 
> solved
> > with my optional class...
> > 
> >  template<typename Target, typename Source>
> > optional<Target> lexical_convert(Source arg)  ;
> > 
> > used as:
> > 
> > if ( int* n = peek(lexical_convert("2")) ) ...
> 
> Can't we that just write like this:
> 
> lexical_cast< optional<Target> >( arg )?
> 
!?  You lost me. Could you elaborate it?

[ It's not too late at night yet... But I can't follow you  :-! ]

Fernando,