Subject: Re: [boost] hex/unhex()?
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-19 13:06:33
On Jun 11, 2012, at 7:06 AM, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> Not providing a variant that doesn't throw on bad input is problematic
> too (IMO). A non-throwing variant should be available. A throwing
> variant can then be build on top of it.
No, it can not - because unhex has no control over the output iterator (which can throw).
> BTW, shouldn't hex be in the string directory?
No. It's not a string algorithm.
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