Re: [boost] [Property_tree review] Summary of enhancements proposed so far

From: JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-22 09:05:47

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De: Marcin Kalicinski <kalita_at_[hidden]>
Fecha: Sábado, Abril 22, 2006 2:48 pm
Asunto: [boost] [Property_tree review] Summary of enhancements proposed
        so	far

> I created a brief summary of enhancements/changes to property_tree 
> which 
> were proposed so far.
> 
> 1. Make path a class in its own right and overload / (division) 
> operator to 
> concatenate path objects efficiently. This removes need for ugly 
> default 
> separator, and half of the get/put overloads. It also boosts 
> performance (no 
> more string operations on path), and IMHO will generally improve 
> interface 
> of the library. Most importantly, it largely does maintain 
> compatibility 
> with existing interface.

Although a proper path class seems so much neater, I think
you should still keep some API to specify a path as a
single string, maybe something like:

boost::property_path::path p("Dante/Divina Commedia/Inferno");

Why? Because this way you retain the ability to store a path
as a program resource outside the code.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo