Re: std::string, C strings and c_str()

From: Alwyn (dt015a1979_at_mac.com.invalid)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:21:50 +0000

In article <42cd213e.0411011854.3d438e92@posting.google.com>, Tabrez
Iqbal <tabrez19_i@rediffmail.com> wrote:
>
> what does this String class offer over the std::string class other
> than the char * conversion operator?

That's the only thing.

> is the conversion operator worth
> the simplicity that it offers over std::string::c_str() method call?

But std::string's c_str() function returns 'const char *', which would
have been of no use to the OP. This at least automates the allocation
and deallocation of memory. A makeshift solution perhaps, but maybe
also better than nothing in the circumstances.

Alwyn

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