Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6700: Exceptionless lexical_cast

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6700: Exceptionless lexical_cast
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-07 19:49:28

#6700: Exceptionless lexical_cast
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  Reporter:  Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@…>          |       Owner:  apolukhin   
      Type:  Feature Requests                          |      Status:  closed      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                          |   Component:  lexical_cast
   Version:  Boost 1.48.0                              |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:  wontfix                                   |    Keywords:              
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Comment (by apolukhin):

 Replying to [comment:2 Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@…>]:
 > I'm not asking for a variant that doesn't throw at all, just asking for
 a variant that doesn't throw itself.
 > If some other code throws, that's ok.

 [[BR]]
 I like the idea of try_lexical_cast, but only if it provides strong
 exception guarantee. Otherwise it may obfuscate users and is not as useful
 as function with strong exception guarantee.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6700#comment:3>
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