John Nagle wrote:

Reece Dunn wrote:

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John Nagle wrote: The problems arise in the interation with basic_string_impl and how to implement swap and functions that require constructing a string object. Why do you need to construct a string object to swap? Just swap one character at a time.

There were 3 things I was cxonsidering when moving to the non-virtual implementation: [1] How do I pass the buffer and capacity to the implementation while allowing both fixed_string_base and fixed_string access to the basic_string interface? I have chosen to route the data through one of the basic_string constructors, requiring a const_cast. This is the best approach AFAICS. [2] How do I implement the swap function? The solution I arrived at is the one you suggest: to swap the data character-by-character. What you have to consider when doing this is that the strings don't exceed capacity, resulting in additional logic. [3] How do I approach the substr function and the + operators? Although it is now possible to construct a fixed_string_base object from a fixed_string object, you will run into problems when constructing from a temporary (because the fixed_string temporary will have been destroyed, invalidating the buffer). Given this, the implementation of these functions are still in fixed_string and thus not accessible to [w]char_string. I have replaced the old implementation with this one in the sandbox if you want to take a look. Also, feel free to adapt it to your version if you want. Regards, Reece _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger