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Re: Compilation issues with std::string
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Thomas Maeder |
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Re: Compilation issues with std::string |
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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:22:43 +0100 |
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"wazz" <wasif.sid@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm trying to define a simple class which extends std::string
std::string wasn't designed to serve as a non-private base class ...
> , as well as provides a method for C-style typecast.
... and, as a rule, conversion operators are a bad idea because of the
surprising behavior they often cause. There's a reason why c_str() is
called c_str() and not operator char const *().