[boost] Re: static sized strings

From: John Nagle (nagle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-25 15:34:31

     Per-character operations, like "operator[]" and "operator+="
most need that optimization.  If you have a "char_string<80>",
you should get the inline; if you have a "char_string_base&", you
have to go the virtual route.  I'll clean that up a bit.

                                John Nagle
                                Team Overbot

Rob Stewart wrote:
> From: Martin <adrianm_at_[hidden]>
> 
>>My only objection to an ABC is that all operations will be virtual and can not 
>>be inlined.
> 
> 
> Only a small number of the functions need to be virtual.  The
> rest can be built atop those and can be inlined.  That means
> there will still be some virtual calls, but not everything needs
> to be virtual.
>