Re: [boost] [algorithm] Split that appends

Subject: Re: [boost] [algorithm] Split that appends
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-16 13:13:27

On Apr 14, 2014, at 2:16 PM, Gary Powell <gwpowell_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> ah ha!
> 
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/doc/html/string_algo/usage.html

On my (sadly, lengthy) to-do list is a version of split that returns a vector of string_ref.

— Marshall

> 
>  -Gary-
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> 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:
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>>> 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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