Re: [Boost-users] Stupid ostringstream question

From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-27 16:40:05

Bill Lear wrote:
> I have been searching the world in vain for a stringstream that works
> with a static buffer, and does not use the heap for memory allocation.
> We have an application that uses lots (12-16Gb) of memory.  This puts
> a strain on the memory allocation routines, and when we want to create

Which platform?

> a small string we find that stringstream is very, very expensive, and
> sprintf into a static buffer much, much faster.
> 
> Does boost provide anything like this?

Have you looked at the boost::iostream library which abstracts out 
sources/sinks that you can use with buffers that you control?

Also have you looked at the boost::format library as a typesafe 
replacement for sprintf?

Jeff Flinn