Re: [boost] [algorithm] Split that appends

Subject: Re: [boost] [algorithm] Split that appends
From: Gary Powell (gwpowell_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-14 17:16:05

ah ha!

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/doc/html/string_algo/usage.html

  -Gary-

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Gary Powell <gwpowell_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Not seeing the docs but when in doubt refer to the code.
>
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp
>
>   -Gary-
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Edward Diener <eldiener_at_[hidden]>wrote:
>
>> On 4/14/2014 9:18 AM, Sebastian Karlsson wrote:
>>
>>> First of all I think it's a bit unintuitive that boost::algorithm::split
>>> swaps with target, I would've assumed it appended. The fact that it in
>>> effect clears target makes it cumbersome to incrementally split into a
>>> destination, as you need a new temporary for every call to split, and
>>> then
>>> explicitly transfer everything over to your final destination. The docs
>>> do
>>> mention the behavior as a note ( which I presume is precisely because
>>> it's
>>> a bit unintuitive ). My question then naturally becomes why does split
>>> behave like this?
>>>
>>
>> Where is boost::algorithm::split documented ?
>>
>>
>>
>>> As changing the behavior would be a breaking change, do you think it
>>> would
>>> be unreasonable to have a split_append?
>>>
>>
>>
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