Re: [boost] Boost super_string

From: Greer, Joe (jgreer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-13 11:32:44

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> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
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> On Behalf Of loufoque
> 
> Those functions are perfectly grouped in string_algo, which is a very
> explicit name.

But why should I look there?  string has replace/find_first_of/etc.
Obviously it has higher level manipulations, why should I think to look
further?

> 
> 
> > For better or worse, C++ is
> > documented as a OO language and not as a procedural language.
> 
> C++ isn't a OO language.
> There isn't a C++ Standard Library official documentation, but from
all
> the ones I have seen it's certainly not documented that way.

Have you looked at the standard?  Basic_string is documented very much
like a object and there is no mention of external algorithms for
manipulating it anywhere near the documentation for it.

> > Anyway, my point is that it is a huge documentation difference when
it
> > comes to being able to see what is available to be done to a string.
I
> > have seen a few attempts to treat string specially in the
documentation
> > and lump things together.  However, this is generally inconsistent
with
> > all the other objects and for no better reason than C++ has a lame
> > string class.
> 
> It's not very good, indeed, but I wouldn't call it lame.

Well, given the differences between std::string and std::vector<char>, I
would.  Add the STL algorithms and most everything can be done with the
vector that can be done with the string.  I think that makes string
pretty lame.

joe