On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:52:30 -0400, Daryle Walker wrote

On 10/12/05 5:38 AM, "John Maddock" <john@johnmaddock.co.uk> wrote:

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And for those who think that in-place modification is the way to go: you do realise that it's often *slower* than building a new string don't you?

And what if the string uses more than half of the available space? (I'm not advocating in-place modification, but just mentioning that "return a copy" has its flaws too.)

That's why the library supports both interfaces -- essentially letting the user decide. Jeff