From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-03-22 12:14:56
--- In boost_at_y..., "John (EBo) David" <ebo_at_e...> wrote:
>
> > For data representation in a string format I would agree.
However,
> > display for human consumption *HAS* to be configurable by locale,
and
> > if you can write the date out in this format you need to be able
to
> > read it in that format. So though I understand your rant here, a
> > usable date/time class can not restrict itself to a single text
> > representation.
>
> and just to add some muck to the works consider the difficulties in
> *parcing* the human readable stuff back into your date/time class...
It can be done. I've written code that does a fair job of this, and
many platforms have extensions that do the reverse of strftime, so
the "difficulties" are not prohibitive to use.
Bill Kempf