On 10/13/06, Martin Adrian <adrianm@touchdown.se> wrote:
shams <shams <at> orcon.net.nz> writes:
Why is
boost::super_string ss(s) ss.trim()
easier than
boost::trim(s)
I don't want to speak for Jeff, but I think the intention was not to replace the free functions, but rather to use them in the super_string implementation and expose them through member functions. So to your question, one could answer, "It might not be easier for you. If that is the case you are free to use string_algo, or regex, or format." The free functions definitely still have a place. For instance, the string_algo library can accept iterator_ranges, whereas the super_string could only operate on iterators within its own underlying string (forgive me if I'm mistaken, Jeff). I think super_string could co-exist with the other Boost string manipulation libraries quite happily. --Michael