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Document number: N4121

Date: 2014-07-04

Compile-Time String: std::string_literal<n>

by Andrew Tomazos

Excerpt:

We propose the addition of a class template std::string_literal<n> to the LFTS (and eventually merged into the Strings Standard Library) for the purposes of working with text at compiletime.

The proposed template is a pure library helper class and does not require core language changes or compiler support.

This proposal is depended upon and is blocking N3815 > N4027 > N4113 (Reflection Type Traits) from SG7, which needs to produce compiletime text for reflection of entity names.