[webkit-dev] some WebCore::String plans

[Marvin Decker]

On 12/19/07, Darin Adler <darin at apple.com> wrote:
>
> On Dec 19, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Marvin Decker wrote:
>
> > This sounds good. Are there any plan to replace DeprecatedString
> > with String when this is complete? It would make a big difference.
>
> Yes, uses of DeprecatedString should all be removed.
>
> But that doesn't need to wait for this plan. Migration from
> DeprecatedString can be done before, during, and/or after the things I
> listed here.
>
> If you're working on replacing a particular use of DeprecatedString
> with String and run into an inefficiency or problem then please raise
> it on the list -- we should fix it right away rather than waiting.
>
> Is this something you're interested in working on?


Heh, (hides under the desk). I am interested in KURL, maybe I will look into
this. I think this would have to be done incrementally to keep the patches
sane. Is it okay if code has a bunch of extra DepString<->String conversions
while this process is happening?
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