Re: [Boost-users] [lexical_cast] Why isn't boost::lexical_cast bijective?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [lexical_cast] Why isn't boost::lexical_cast bijective?
From: Paolo Bolzoni (paolo.bolzoni.brown_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-18 16:24:56

Perhaps using the integer value as address?

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 7:28 PM, John M. Dlugosz
<ngnr63q02_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 2/18/2014 11:17 AM, Egor Tensin wrote:
>>
>> Why this works:
>>
>> boost::lexical_cast<std::string>((void *) 42UL)
>>
>> and this throws:
>>
>> boost::lexical_cast<void*>(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>((void*) 42UL))
>>
>> while converting void* to std::string and vice versa works perfectly
>> using std:: streams?
>>
>
> What is converting a std::string object to a void* supposed to mean?
>
>
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