[boost] Re: Boost.Strings

From: Fredrik Blomqvist (fredrik_blomqvist_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-30 16:15:36

Releated to this I just remembered this handy little helper string.
parm_string: http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg59819.php

Just an idea, perhaps this is already possible using const/fixed/flex_string
et al?

// Fredrik Blomqvist

Martin wrote:
> The fixed_string is already in the review schedule and a proposal for
> immutable strings was published recently.
>
> Wouldn't it be good to combine these (and also maybe the flex string)
> into a boost.strings library.
>
> That way it would be easier to ensure that all string types work
> properly together. It could also be possible to do some optimizations
> in the interfaces since each string class can assume the others are
> available e.g. a fixed_string constructor in the immutable string.
>