[boost] Re: Re: Re: char[] support in Boost.Range

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-19 15:30:04

"Dave Harris" <brangdon_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:memo.187862_at_cix.compulink.co.uk...
> In-Reply-To: <d6dhiu$hai$1_at_[hidden]>
> technews_at_[hidden] (Jonathan Turkanis) wrote (abridged):
> > > Are we going to generalise it to allow any (compile-time constant)
> > > terminator?
> >
> > Why does the terminator have to be a compile-time constant?
>
> I was hesitant about suggesting a generalisation which added run-time
> overhead over only supporting '\0'.
>
> Also, the need is not very common in my experience.

I see.

Jonathan