Re: [boost] Heads up - string_ref landing

Subject: Re: [boost] Heads up - string_ref landing
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-16 09:25:00

On 16/11/12 15:13, Yanchenko Maxim wrote:
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> 16.11.12, 17:30, "Mathias Gaunard" <mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden]>":
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>> On 16/11/12 11:43, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
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>>> I'd like this to work:
>>> void f(str_ref);
>>>
>>> f("Olaf");
>>
>> It definitely needs to work, otherwise string_ref is useless.
>> The whole point is that it should behave like std::string but avoid
>> useless copies.
>
> If this is all you need, just use plain references.

void f(std::string const&);
f("Olaf");

does make a useless copy.