[boost] Request: wrappers for xalloc, iword, pword

From: Jaakko Jarvi (jajarvi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-18 17:52:13

Hello Boosters, 

xalloc, pword, iword can be used to store stuff (e.g. manipulator state)
in an internal array of a stream.

The functions are however pretty low-level and things are not easy to get
right. Storing objects which fit into a long is relatively easy, but
if this is not the case, one needs to store pointers, and memory mangament
becomes an issue. 
It is possible to register callback functions

(with void register_callback ( event_callback fn, int index );)

for various events, like destruction of copy of the internal 
array but again, it is kind of messy.

Has anyone dealt with this before?
Or is there someone out there who knows about iostreams and would be 
interested in the task of creating some wrapping around these 
functions to make them more accessible?

Cheers, Jaakko

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