[C++-sig] Re: Creating an arbitrary sized boost string ?

[David Abrahams]

John Janecek <jjanecek at telusplanet.net> writes:

> I can create a string using
>
> str(char* data)
> where data is a null terminated string
>
> what about if data is not a null terminated string ?
>
> like i need something like
> str(unsigned char* data, datalen)
>
> how can i do this ?

Probably the easiest way is with:

      str(std::string(data, data+datalen))

I agree that it would be nice to have the constructor you're asking
for, but it would be a departure from the Python interface; is it a
good idea?  It might be...

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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