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Re: [std-proposals] [Idea] Null-terminated string view (c_str_view / c_wstr_view) – a simpler alternative/complement to zstring_view

From: Thiago Macieira <thiago_at_[hidden]>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:48:29 -0800
On Monday, 2 February 2026 10:34:59 Pacific Standard Time Arthur O'Dwyer wrote:
> I agree that it's weird, but, wouldn't you agree that the currently proposed
> behavior of cstring_view is consistent with the standard-since-C++17
> behavior of string_view?

I agree it's consistent. It's also wrong: the consistency is not required and
is harmful.

> auto cv = std::cstring_view(s); // should get 11 characters, not 5,
> right? for consistency?

Should get 5.

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Received on 2026-02-02 19:48:36