RE: [boost] error in in boost::lexical_cast<string>(char)

From: Michiel Salters (michiel.salters_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-18 03:23:38

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Hojer [mailto:redcube_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: dinsdag 17 september 2002 11:27
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] error in in boost::lexical_cast<string>(char)
> 
> 
> The following code works fine:
> 
> boost::lexical_cast<std::string>('a');
> 
> but if the parameter is a whitespace-character, the code throws an 
> exception:
> 
> boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(' ');

Is this in generic code? If not, you can use std::string( 1, ' ' ) to create
this string.

What happened is that a lexical_cast to string fails if there is any
whitespace in the textual representation of the source type. ' ' is
just the simplest example.

Regards,
-- 
Michiel Salters     Consultant Software Engineering
CMG RTSE1
Michiel.Salters_at_[hidden]