Re: [boost] [uuid] Interface

Subject: Re: [boost] [uuid] Interface
From: Michael Marcin (mike.marcin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-22 18:30:51

John Bytheway wrote:
> Scott McMurray wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:44, Andy Tompkins <atompkins_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> Here is what I see the interface looking like based on feedback
>>> from the review so far.  It would, of course, be split into
>>> different header files.
>>>
>> I like it.
>>
>>> // no default constructor
>>> private:
>>>  uuid();
>> Great in theory, but I think it'll break
>> lexical_cast<uuid>("21f7f8de-8051-5b89-8680-0195ef798b6a"), since the
>> lexical_cast wants to default-construct the target type into which it
>> will read.
> 
> Could the relevant lexical_cast overloads be made friends so they can
> use the default constructor?
> 

I think the point was the lexical_cast overloads wouldn't have to use 
the default constructors.

-- 
Michael Marcin