Hello everyone,
I would like to learn some experiences about when should we use std::basic_string and when should we use std::string?
I learned some Hello World level samples and now want to listen to your practical experiences. :-)
thanks in advance,
George
So, essentially, you are using "basic_string" when you are using string or wstring.Originally Posted by SGI STL Web-page
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Mats
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>> when should we use std::basic_string and when should we use std::string?
Always use string unless you know why you want to use basic_string.
Daved's answer is much better than mine!
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I used basic_string a little while ago with a Windows app.
I just made a typedef of basic_string<TCHAR> so it could be compiled as either ASCII or Unicode...
Other than that, I don't know any other reason you'd need to use basic_string?
Yes, that would be a good use-case.
In fact, where I work, we have a similar concept where the "string" class is automatically unicode or ASCII/ANSI depending on a switch.
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