On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 20:21:43 +0100, Wojciech Zabolotny wrote: > I've stated that there is no old good String class in libstdc++.
"String" was a GNU extension; if you have code that still uses it, install the libg++ packages. > Instead I've found the "string" header which defines the "string" class. > Is it OK to use it in new C++ programs, Yes. It's specified in the ISO C++ standard. > or it is added only for compatibility? Why has it such nonstandard name > (without ".h" suffix). The ".h" suffix on a number of include files was dropped during the standardisation process. HTH, Ray -- POPULATION EXPLOSION Unique in human experience, an event which happened yesterday but which everyone swears won't happen until tomorrow. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
