Re: [Boost-users] boost::iequals bug in 1.35?

From: Pavol Droba (droba_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-03 07:02:50

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
> Pavol Droba skrev:
>> Hi,
>>
>> char* is not longer supported as a default range type by the range library.
>> you can use const char* literals only.
>>
>> You can pass char* only if you convert it to a range using as_literal or as_array
>> helpers, that are part of the range library.
>>
>> We have to change this since thare were ambiguieties in char* usage.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Pavol.
>>
>> L Pocaille wrote:
>>> The following code was working in boost 1.34
>>>
>>>    char smurf_name[512];
>>>    strcpy(smurf_name, "Schtroumpf");
>>>    bool samething= boost::iequals("Schtroumpf", smurf_name);
>>>    assert(samething);
>>>
>>> but it no longer works in 1.35. 
> 
> Pavol,
> 
> why don't you use as_literal() internally in the string library?
> Would that not preserve the behavior?
> 

Actualy I do. But it seems, that this way it works only with const-chars .

Pavol.