[Boost-users] String serialization

I'd like to (XML) serialize a non-STL string, and I'd like it to serialize in the same manner as STL string (i.e. just the plain string as CDATA). I can do it like: <myString> <s>The string...</s> </myString> but I'd like: <myString>The string...</myString> the serialization implementation of std::string is a menace to decipher... TIA /Rob