Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] How should I lay down bits?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-27 16:09:33

Daryle Walker wrote:
> My class contains an array of bits, currently expressed as
> boost::array<bool, 512>.  Will archives compact representations to
> multiple bits per serialized atom, or will they potentially waste a lot
> of space?

The latter.  I think you may want std::bitset<512>.

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