Re: [boost] Opinions on introduction of string_view in Core

Andrey Semashev wrote:

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How would that work, exactly? Take the example function signature and show us how it's done.

boost::string_view get_string();

template< typename String > String get_string() { boost::string_view res = get_string(); return String(res.data(), res.size()); }

The function is boost::string_view api_function( boost::string_view str ); If we apply the technique above, api_function( "something" ); will return boost::string_view, and C++17 users will have the option of using auto r = api_functionstd::string_view( "something" ); Again, this works, but isn't exactly optimal. C++17 users are penalized for no good reason.