Re: [boost] [Test] Problem testing with wstring

Subject: Re: [boost] [Test] Problem testing with wstring
From: Ryan Gallagher (ryan.gallagher_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-26 20:37:15

Jared McIntyre <jmcintyre <at> dfsoftware.com> writes:
> 
> Whoops. In the rush to simplify the example, I hadn't noticed that the  
> error messages had changed. Here is the error when a wstring is  
> properly constructed:

<snip>
 
> Sorry about that. The following code will work as a workaround, but I  
> was wondering what others are doing when they have a wstring.
> 
> std::wstring testString;
> BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testString.c_str(), L"");
> 

Another option is BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE((testString == L""), "testString doesn't
match an empty wcstring!");.  Or just define operator<<(std::ostream&,
std::wstring const&) in your test module.

-Ryan