Re: Thoughts on Format

From: bill_kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-31 10:31:59

--- In boost_at_y..., "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_m...> wrote:
> From: "bill_kempf" <williamkempf_at_h...>
> > When speaking of locality, to me the important thing is to keep 
the 
> > formatting code with the object being formatted.  In other words, 
I 
> > think that:
> > 
> > cout << format("[1]") << width(10) << foo;
> > 
> > is much preferrable to:
> > 
> > cout << format("[1:10]") << foo;
> > 
> > I think it's easier to read and comprehend, and it certainly will 
> > make the translation of the format string easier.
> 
> Unless the width needs to be "translated," too.

I thought of that, but honestly see no problems here.  The width is 
passed to the manipulator in my example and could as easily be 
fetched out of a locale specific database as you'd fetch out the 
format string.

Bill Kempf