On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:54:09 +0100, Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev@gmail.com> wrote:
Vladimir.Batov@wrsa.com.au wrote:
Based on the previous string-conversion-related discussion that revolved around lexical_cast (started with http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/01/147013.php) and Dave's suggestion (http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/02/147995.php) I would like to propose to create a new boost::string I would initially like to see if we can agree on 1) creating boost::string (or some other as descriptive name) namespace;
Could we come up with another name for the namespace? The string namespace looks too general to me and may potentially clash with std::string if "using namespace boost; using namespace std;" is written in the users' code.
I didn't follow the discussion and thus wonder why a new namespace should be introduced at all. After all there is boost::algorithm in Boost.StringAlgorithms? If boost::string or boost::strings is introduced we have string algorithms in different namespaces (or is boost::algorithm then renamed?). If a new namespace should be introduced only for string conversions then IMHO boost::string and boost::strings are both too general (it sounds like they would have been more appropriate for Boost.StringAlgorithms). Boris
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