[Ironruby-core] Forgetting MutableString

[Peter Bacon Darwin]

The trouble is that MutableStrings and CLR Strings are (going to be, if not
already) quite different creatures.  For a start the CLR string is always
UTF-16, while the MutableString is basically just an array of bytes, which
can be interpreted in different ways depending on the K-Code you are using.

In order to compare these two kinds of strings you need an intelligent
comparer that understands what locale you are working against.

I understand that Tomas is working on a version of MutableString that has a
hybrid internal organisation to enable easy cooperation with CLR strings
while maintaining compatibility with Ruby strings (hopefully without losing
out in performance).

Pete

 

From: ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org
[mailto:ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Steve Eichert
Sent: Thursday,08 May 08, 2008 14:06
To: ironruby-core at rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] Forgetting MutableString

 

I wasn't a fan of all the calls to to_s either so I put together a small
patch (which undoubtedly is nothing like what the actual fix is going to be)
to relieve my pains.  The bug I submitted along with a patch I made locally
can be found at:

http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail
<http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=19873&group_id=4359&atid=1679
8> &aid=19873&group_id=4359&atid=16798

Cheers,
Steve

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Robert Brotherus <robert.brotherus at napa.fi>
wrote:

I would guess that IR-teams plan is to implement auto-wrapping of strings
coming from DotNet as MutableStrings? 

 

At least I hope so since that would get rid of my code of extensive to_s
calls from parameters / values coming from C# :-)

Robert Brotherus

Software architect
Napa Ltd

 

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From: ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org
[mailto:ironruby-core-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Peter Bacon Darwin
Sent: 8. toukokuuta 2008 15:47
To: ironruby-core at rubyforge.org
Subject: [Ironruby-core] Forgetting MutableString

I keep forgetting to wrap up CLR strings in MutableStrings when returning
strings retrieved from calls to .NET Framework library methods.

 

 


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