Re: [boost] Date/Time formal review

From: Mark Rodgers (mark.rodgers_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-24 13:31:22

From: "Powell, Gary" <powellg_at_[hidden]>

>   ostringstream os;
> 
>   os << use_stringMonths << use_number_day_of_week << ym_delimiter(',')
> << mdy_order << time_delimiter(':') << date;
> 
>   "April 24,2002 3 12:10:34"  etc.

Why not a time_put/strftime pattern string?

os << date::set_format( "%B %d,%Y %w %H:%M%:%S" ) << adate;

>  I also fall into the camp that wants iostreams/locales and not
>"to_string" fns.

Agree - iostream and locale support are fundamental.   A to_string 
function is a convenience that can be built on top of streams:

std::string date::to_string( const char *format = "%x", 
                             std::locale loc = std::locale() )
{
    std::ostringstream os;
    os.imbue( loc );
    os << set_format( format ) << *this;
    return os.str();
}

Mark