Re: [boost] lexical_cast<double> (" 0") gives bad_lexical_cast !!

From: Terje Slettebø (tslettebo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-26 22:24:54

>From: "Jean-Claude Dauphin" <jc.dauphin_at_[hidden]>

> I can't understand why:
>     std::string s("   0");
>     double val;
>     try {
>     val = boost::lexical_cast<double> (s);
>     }
>     catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast &)
>    {
>    }
> gives a bad_lexical_cast throw?

It was a conscious design change from the earlier version, where whitespace
is now significant. See
(http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/19134/).

Regards,

Terje