Re: lexical_cast with unsigned short

From: Charles Schwartz (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-18 08:05:16

fisrt of all: ok, I erred in the // (they did not appear in the original
program).

Re: vers., it's boost vers. 1_30_0

here's more info re the error, even admitting your changes:

----------
------ Build started: Project: UnsignedShort, Configuration: Debug
Win32 ------

Compiling...
UnsignedShort.cpp
c:\Boost\boost_1_30_0\boost\lexical_cast.hpp(147) : error C2679: binary '<<'
: no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'const
std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
        c:\Boost\boost_1_30_0\boost\lexical_cast.hpp(146) : while compiling
class-template member function 'bool
boost::detail::lexical_stream<Target,Source>::operator <<(const Source &)'
        with
        [
            Target=unsigned short,
            Source=std::string
        ]
        c:\Boost\boost_1_30_0\boost\lexical_cast.hpp(189) : see reference to
class template instantiation 'boost::detail::lexical_stream<Target,Source>'
being compiled
        with
        [
            Target=unsigned short,
            Source=std::string
        ]
        c:\Documents and Settings\schwartc\My Documents\Visual Studio
Projects\boost_lexical_cast\UnsignedShort\UnsignedShort.cpp(12) : see
reference to function template instantiation 'Target
boost::lexical_cast<unsigned short,std::string>(Source)' being compiled
        with
        [
            Target=unsigned short,
            Source=std::string
        ]

UnsignedShort - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

---------------------- Done ----------------------

    Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped
"Charles Schwartz" <yg-boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:bhjc0f$c7q$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> If possible, please advise.
>
> using lexical cast w/unsigned short fails, on MSVC7:
>
> #include <boost\lexical_cast.hpp>
> #include <iostream>
>
> int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
> {
>  std::string aStr("2");
>  unsigned short i = boost::lexical_cast<unsigned short>(aStr); \\ ERROR!
>
>  std::cout << i << std::endl;
>  return 0;
> }
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Info: <http://www.boost.org>
> Wiki: <http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl>
> Unsubscribe: <mailto:boost-users-unsubscribe_at_[hidden]>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>