[boost] Re: Re: Re: Boost Unicode support ideas

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-14 05:26:34

Pavol Droba wrote:

>> Hmm... shouldn't it be the other way around? That is
>> boost::unicode_string should provide some iterators which can be passed
>> to the string_algo library, and guarantee that it works OK.
>> 
> AFAIK there is no unicode_string there so far. So the string_algo lib
> works with the stuff, that is available. i.e. std containers (with
> fixed-width characters) and locales.
> 
> I can imagine a support for unicode string. If it would be well designed,
> many string algorithms can work almost out-of-box.

I mean that one of the design goals of unicode string is allowing other code
(like string_algo) to work out of the box.

- Volodya