Re: [boost] [Boost Review] Property Tree Library

From: Marcin Kalicinski (kalita_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-20 08:51:14

> But the key point is:  the function that uses a path string also
> knows which separator it intended to use in its notation.  Storing
> the separator as a property of the tree goes against encapsulation.

Additionally, it is not very feasible. You have to remember that tree is a 
recursive structure. How do we make sure that all nodes contain the same 
default separator?

> I would just pick a default separator. I don't care which choice
> is made, but '/' makes sense.

I think any choice of default separator has drawbacks. For example '/' is 
commonly found in filesystem paths or web addresses, so it would complicate 
life for quite many users. I could pick some really obscure character, like 
back-apostrophe or ^, but that would render paths quite unreadable. So I 
decided to stick to a dot.

Marcin