From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-31 12:00:06
Greer, Joe wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> On Behalf Of David Abrahams
>>
>> std::string str(30, 0);
>> someoldcapi(&str[0]);
>> str.resize(str.find(0));
>> str.find(...)
>>
>
> I didn't think strings were guaranteed to be contiguous, or did that get
> slipped in when I wasn't looking?
>
Sadly, you're correct. strings are not guaranteed to be contiguous. I'm
not aware of a std library that takes advantage of that leeway, though.
-- Eric Niebler Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com