[boost] basic_debugstream (was: streams - basic_nullbuf)

From: Lars Gullik Bjønnes (larsbj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-25 06:44:49

"Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> writes:

| I would also like to see this formalized into boost.  Previously I have
| written an null stream class to simplify the writing of tracing code by just
| putting trace statements in the code.  During debugging you pop in a regular
| stream and get output.  When you are done you put in the null stream and like
| magic all the output disappears.  If you have a logging policy on components
| then you can switch in null stream when you want to suppress tracing.

On that tangent would a class like this be interesting? We have used
this with some success during the years in LyX. Not for tracing
though.



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