What's left for 1.0? - string class

[Samuel MV]

I don't think this is a library matter, because of it's the way char[] 
works. If 'hög' or 'aún' aren't 3 chars, it's broken ... :(

Best regards,

               Samuel.

Bill Baxter escribió:
> Aarti_pl wrote:
>> I can not believe no one is using utf-8 characters in his program and 
>> is not concerned about issues with current D char[] implementation, so 
>> I repost my previous post. Sorry about reposting - if no one will 
>> comment I will get a lesson and thing that maybe this issue is not so 
>> much important.
>>
>> But preferably I will get some even negative comments about importance 
>> of having string class built in...
>>
>> For me string class is something what could significantly improve 
>> quality of libraries for D.
> 
>  From previous discussions it seemed to me like there was a fair amount 
> of support for a string class.   I think the lack of response could be 
> just that not so many folks feel like it is a "must-have" for 1.0.
> 
> I think anything that can be done in a library can wait till post 1.0. 
> C++ had very little in the way of a standard library at "1.0" (and 
> really it still has very little).  But for 1.0, the language itself 
> better be in a state that it is *possible* to write every library on the 
> wish list.  If there is anything in the language itself that would 
> prevent creating a string class like the one you speak of, then I think 
> that needs to be addressed.  But the string class itself can come later.
> 
> Of course if dstring really is good enough as-is, then it might as well 
> be in the std library for 1.0.
> 
> --bb