Re: [boost] [utility] new auto_buffer class --- RFC

Subject: Re: [boost] [utility] new auto_buffer class --- RFC
From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-02 15:12:11

Frank Mori Hess skrev:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
> 
> On Monday 02 March 2009, Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
>> Ok, but can you determine the size of the buffer in advance, so you can
>> call reserve?
> 
> Yes.  If you're proposing adding the ability to grow an auto_buffer's capacity 
> after it is constructed via a reserve() call, I could live with that.

No, I was actually advocating the that push_back should not grow.

But as pointed out in another part of this thread, we need both cases.

push_back()
push_back_unchecked()

you will be able to use the latter, which is more efficient.

-Thorsten