Re: [boost] Library for base64

Subject: Re: [boost] Library for base64
From: deninok (shev.denis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-15 00:23:54

DE-11 wrote:
> 
> it's better to use
> 
>   type encode(const type &src);
> 
> instead of
> 
>   void encode(const type &src, type &dest);
> 
> such that the use case becomes
> 
>   std::string enc = encode(pure);
> 

You are right, but what if length of enc is 1000000 symbols or more? Copying
(in return operation) will be expensive.
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