Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-27 08:27:47

#7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input
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  Reporter:  Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@…>          |       Owner:  marshall 
      Type:  Feature Requests                          |      Status:  new      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                          |   Component:  algorithm
   Version:  Boost 1.51.0                              |    Severity:  Problem  
Resolution:                                            |    Keywords:           
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Comment (by Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@…>):

 No, I was thinking of range-based input and container-based output. Like
 this:
 {{{
 std::string a = unhex("ABCD"); // may throw on bad input
 std::string b;
 if (!unhex("ABCD", b)
   return ERROR;
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7063#comment:4>
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