From: Warren Young
Date: August 3 2007 6:51pm
Subject: Re: failing row[] assignment
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Jeff Huston wrote:
> "A static cast like that should never be required for an assignment in a 
> C++ program."
> 
> Wouldn't it be just as easy to say, "Hey Jeff, you'd be better advised 
> to use get_string().".  Disgegarding the comment in coldata.h which 
> says.. 'If you know your data is a null-terminated C string, just cast 
> this object to const char *...' "  :o)

I don't know why you're playing documentation lawyer but overlooking the 
bit right above that where it says not to use get_string().  I didn't 
advise you to use it, and I won't advise you to use it.

> Of course I realize this is all 
> the result of a multi person, collaborative effort.

Actually, it's more that by "cast" here we just mean to point out that 
ColData can convert itself to const char*, not that you must use a 
static cast to get this to happen.

	ColData cd("....");
	const char* pc = cd;

I've changed this to be clearer.

> Anyway, I'm sure the Don Rickle's style responses here no doubt have 
> their own appeal to the rest of the audience who actually know what 
> they're doing.  As for me... I'll quietly sink back into the shadows 
> now. :o)

This style of interaction is absolutely standard on programmers' mailing 
lists.  Open source is a meritocracy.  Post a silly question, get gently 
roasted, if not flamed.  You want to see comedic brutality in much finer 
form than is generally exhibited here, go spend some time on the Cygwin 
lists.