Re: [boost] Query of interest for a container output library

Subject: Re: [boost] Query of interest for a container output library
From: Klaim - Joël Lamotte (mjklaim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-30 11:02:18

I think a solution similar to to_string() overloads would be better and
would let the user define it's << operator easily if he wants.
For example

std::cout << to_string(std::vector<int> {1,2,3}) << '\n';
std::cout << to_string(std::set<int> {1,2,3}) << '\n';
std::cout << to_string(std::map<int,int> { {1,2}, {2,3}, {3,1} }) << '\n';
is:
[1,2,3]
{1,2,3}
{(1,2), (2,3), (3,1)}

It could be another function name, but I agree that adding << overloads
might not be the best way to do it.
It makes things more explicit.

Joel Lamotte