Re: [boost] to_string(v)

Subject: Re: [boost] to_string(v)
From: Antony Polukhin (antoshkka_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-29 12:46:35

2011/9/29 Olaf van der Spek <ml_at_[hidden]>:
> Some time ago (2002) there was talk about a to_string function. Did
> this ever materialize?

Functions to_string and to_wstring are part of the upcoming C++0x
standard. However, there is no to_u16string and to_u32string.

> "to_string(5)" is a lot shorter than "lexical_cast<std::string>(5)".
>
> Likewise for "to_int("5")".

As for me, it is easier to remember one function lexical_cast, than
tens of of them: stoi, stoll, stof, to_string, to_wstring, stod...
Also, it is hard to use those functions in generic programming.

Best regards,
Antony Polukhin