[boost] Re: static sized strings

"Reece Dunn" <msclrhd@hotmail.com> writes:

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I presume you're referring to fixed-capacity strings which can have a variable size, right?

yup. The idea is to make it a buffer-overflow safe replacement for C style character buffers, e.g.:

char buf[ 100 ]; ::sprintf( buf, "...", ... );

while allowing it to behave like a basic_string.

Why not make an unlimited-size string with a parameterized internal "small string optimization" buffer? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com