[boost] Re: Re: [iostreams] Major interace changes planned -- commentsrequested

Rob Stewart wrote:

Let's review. There are several things one needs to do with a basic_character:

- return it from a function - test it to determine success - compare it to a char/wchar_t

Have I missed anything?

Given those requirements the class needs:

- value semantics - safe-bool conversion - comparisons with char/wchar_t

Therefore, I think this will work:

I just verified that Borland 5.6.4 complains of ambiguity when safe-bool and char conversions are combined. The same is true with a void* conversion instead of safe-bool. It works with a bool conversion instead of safe-bool, but this makes me a bit nervous. I'll have to wait until I have a bunch of filters implemented. Jonathan