[C++-sig] [boost.python] char arrays in structs

[David Abrahams]

"Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve" <rwgk at yahoo.com> writes:

> --- David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com> wrote:
>
>> "Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve" <rwgk at yahoo.com> writes:
>> 
>> >
>> > Here bar_t is equivalent to a plain char*. The size information is lost.
>> This
>> > due to the C heritage.
>> 
>> That's incorrect.
>
> Oh, sorry.
> What is correct then?

The size information is not lost; the parameter type is 

  char const(&)[4]

> Why would I want to use "boost::array<char, 4>" instead of "typedef
> char[4]"?

I don't know; I never suggested that idea.  Wasn't that your
suggestion?

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