Re: [boost] [property tree review] No seperator additions

From: Martin Adrian (adrianm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-05 09:45:25

Jarrad Waterloo <jwaterloo <at> dynamicquest.com> writes:

> // No separator
> 
> template<class Type> Type get(const tr1_or_boost::array<key_type,T>& path,
> const Type &default_value, const std::locale &loc = std::locale()) const;
> 
> template<class CharType> std::basic_string<CharType> get(const
> tr1_or_boost::array<key_type,T>& path, const CharType *default_value, const
> std::locale &loc = std::locale()) const;

Why not

template <class IteratorT>
string_type get(IteratorT beg, IteratorT end);

template <class IteratorT>
string_type get(IteratorT beg, IteratorT end, const string_type::value_type* 
default_value);

I don't really se the need for the converting get functions.

Why is pt.get<double>(path) better than lexical_cast<double>(pt.get(path)).
(or string_to or atof)

> // No separator
> 
> template<class Type> basic_ptree &put(const tr1_or_boost::array<key_type,T>&
> path, const Type &value, bool do_not_replace = false, const std::locale &loc
> = std::locale());

Same here: why not

pt.put(path.begin(), path.end(), lexical_cast<string>(val))