Re: charconv for C++11

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-05-11 22:59:42

Robert Ramey wrote:
> > In addition to all that, from/to_chars are standard C++17, so Charconv
> > can be used by libraries that want to support C++11 (or 14) today, but
> > at the same time want to be able to switch to the standard functions
> > later when increasing the minimal supported standard to C++17.
> 
> So this is an implementation in C++11 of a library which is already accepted
> (and presumably shipping) in C++17 ?  And the only user who would use this is
> someone who has C++11 but can't upgrade to C++17?
> Doesn't seem like very many people to me.

Users... and library authors whose libraries still support C++11/14, such as
Boost.JSON.

> I didn't find an documentation for this.

The work-in-progress documentation is here: https://develop.charconv.cpp.al/