Re: [Boost-users] [uuid] to string problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [uuid] to string problem
From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-12 09:05:28

Emil Dotchevski skrev:
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:00 AM, Andy Tompkins <atompkins_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Hmm, I haven't really given it much thought.  Since it doesn't need to
>> be a member function, I would lean toward a standalone function.  Do
>> any other libraries have a similar function?  I would likely create:
>>
>> template <typename C, typename T, typename A>
>> std::basic_string<C, T, A> to_basic_string(boost::uuids::uuid const& u);
>>
>> as well as,
>>
>> std::string to_string(boost::uuids::uuid const& u);
>> std::wstring to_wstring(boost::uuids::uuid conts& u);
> 
> +1, unqualified call to to_string is how Boost Exception converts to
> string arbitrary objects stored in exception objects. If you use this
> form and someone adds a UUID to a boost::exception, it'll appear
> correctly in the output from boost::diagnostic_information.

-1

a to_string() member is IMO much preferred for simplicity and the 
encapsulation perspective. Just like std::bitset<N>::to_string().

There seem to be no standard in Boost for this :-(, e.g. filesystem uses
::string(), format uses ::str().

-Thorsten