Re: [boost] [unicode] Interest Check / Proof of Concept

Subject: Re: [boost] [unicode] Interest Check / Proof of Concept
From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-20 18:13:04

David Abrahams wrote:
> on Thu Nov 20 2008, "Phil Endecott" <spam_from_boost_dev-AT-chezphil.org> wrote:
>
>> I mostly agree.  If people want UTF-8 and UTF-16 iterator-adaptors that will
>> efficiently convert byte-sequence iterators into unicode character iterators, then I
>> probably already have exactly that.  Should I package it up for review?
>
> Did you look at the stuff in boost/regex/pending/unicode_iterator.hpp ?

I did look at that a while ago.  I've had another look now and it seems 
very complicated; mine is simpler and I believe consequently faster.  
Perhaps it has some features that I'm missing, resulting in the complexity.

Anyway, it is basically trying to do the same thing.

Phil.