[Boost-users] Serialization of char*

From: Deane Yang (deane_yang_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-06 12:13:09

The code below won't compile for me using VC8. Can someone explain? I'm 
sure I'm doing something dumb, but I'm too dumb to know what.

#include <boost/archive/xml_oarchive.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

struct Object
{
   char* ptr;
};

int main (int argc, char* argv[])
{
   try
   {
     std::cout << "Saving portfolio to archive...\n";
     Object object;
     object.ptr = new char[10];
     for (int i= 0; i < 10; ++i)
     {
       object.ptr[i] = 'i';
     }
     std::ofstream ofs(filename);
     assert(ofs.good());
     boost::archive::xml_oarchive oa(ofs);
     const Object& obj(object);
     oa << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(obj);
   }
   catch (const xml_schema::exception& e)
   {
     std::cerr << e << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
}