Re: [boost] Interest in super string class?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-03 22:06:01

Pavel Vozenilek wrote:
> "Jeff Garland" wrote:
> 
>>  s.trim().to_upper().append(" more stuff ");
>>
> I don't know why but something reminded me awk.
> 
> Imagine having class named "superstring_list":
> 
> superstring_list s;
> vector<string> = 
> s.load_from_file("filename).split_by("\n").trim().replace("a", 
> "b").reverse().remove_first();

Well that's interesting -- I've done some experimenting, it really wouldn't be 
difficult to support a super string collection that exports string functions, 
but the semantics get a bit odd on some things.  Like is append(string) 
equivalent to push_back -- I think it would have to be.   I can hear the cries 
now about bloated interface.  Of course

   template<class T> append(const T& val);

is a unique function.  Anyway, I can see this getting a bit messy.

Jeff