Re: [gobo-eiffel-develop] Code to create a UC_UTF8_STRING from STRING_GENERAL

[Eric B. <er...@go...>]

Colin Adams wrote:
> 2008/4/29 Colin Adams <col...@go...>:
>> On 21/04/2008, Eric Bezault <er...@go...> wrote:
>>
>>>  After looking at class UC_STRING, I'm wondering whether we should
>>>  just adapt the routines `make_from_string' and `make_from_substring'
>>>  so that we can pass a STRING_GENERAL. Perhaps we will have to
>>>  rename the version of `make_from_string' inherited from STRING.
>>>  Or add `make_from_string_general', `make_from_substring_general',
>>>  make `make_from_substring' obsolete (make it call
>>>  `make_from_substring_general') and modify `make_from_string'
>>>  to call `make_from_string_general'. I'm not sure what the best
>>>  naming convention is.
>> I think the last suggestion (adding make_from_string_general and
>> changing make_from_string to call make_from_string_general, etc.) is
>> best.
>>
> 
> Shall we do this then?
> 
> I've just this minute encountered the need for it.

I just added `make_from_string_general' in UC_STRING.
It should be easy to make it accept READABLE_STRING
by just replacing any occurrence of STRING_GENERAL
by READABLE_STRING in classes UC_STRING and
UC_UTF8_ROUTINES.

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