Re: [boost] [format] conversion to string

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-30 14:09:05

From: Caleb Epstein <caleb.epstein_at_[hidden]>
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:07:08 -0500 (EST), Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> > While your usage might be proven normative and thus could be used
> > to justify adding an implicit conversion, how about another
> > approach?  Why not add a non-member function str() or
> > to_string():
> 
> The free-function "str" already exists:
> 
> http://boost.org/boost/format/free_funcs.hpp

Well, there you go.  I don't use format, and I assumed Vladimir
would have known about and mentioned such a function if it
existed.  Once again, it is proven that one should not assume!

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