[Boost-users] Re: Format Library - Asterisk Support

From: Miro Jurisic (macdev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-21 03:47:01

In article <OFED98622A.E7230120-ONCA256F34.002B3C63_at_[hidden]>,
 "Barak Simon" <barak.simon_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I have noticed that the format library does not support at present the printf 
> asterisk for providing dynamic width as an extra parameter.
> Unfortunately my users need to use this widely and I would really hate to 
> revert back to a non-typesafe solution.

A typesafe solution is to use

format ("%1%") % string(buf, len)

if I understand the question correctly.

hth

meeroh