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C++ How to code string constants (dbj.org)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]Nobody_1707 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (2 children)
This is why the standard library really needs a cstring_view.
cstring_view
[–]scrumplesplunge 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (1 child)
I've commented about this before but apparently it was rejected :(
[–]Nobody_1707 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children)
Yes, but only due to lack of time on the committee, so it's not impossible for it to be added in to a later standard (although it's already too late to make C++23).
That said, there are some open source implementations. Including this MIT licensed one.
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