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Subject: Re: [boost] [general] What will string handling inC++ looklike inthe future [was Always treat ... ]
From: Nevin Liber (nevin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-21 15:57:44
On 21 January 2011 14:47, Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Nevin Liber wrote:
>
>> On 20 January 2011 13:54, Sergey Cheban <s.cheban_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> > On Windows, it is possible to create the filenames with \0 in the >
>> middle.
>> > But I don't think that Boost should support them.
>>
>> Er, why not?
>>
>
> We can afford not to support those because the official Win32 API doesn't
> (undocumented kernel interfaces do). Not supporting file names that the user
> can easily create is another matter. :-)
>
Agreed (to both).
Nevin :-)
-- Nevin ":-)" Liber <mailto:nevin_at_[hidden]> (847) 691-1404
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