On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 08:16:37AM +0100, Christophe de Dinechin wrote: > Using std::string by default is *not* considered a good practice in > C++. The reference for C++ good practices are probably best summarized > by the C++ Core Guidelines: > https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md. > Regarding strings, see > https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#Rstr-zstring, > which specifically states this: > > Don't convert a C-style string to string unless there is a reason to. > > “abc” is a C-style string, even in C++. You should pass it around as const > char *, aka czstring as long as you can. *That* is the C++ good practice > AFAIK. >
For maximal clarity, the link that you gave says *not* to use const char *, but to use czstring instead... This does not say to "pass it around as const char *". Christophe
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