[ace-users] ACE_String vs. std:string

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi Michael,

> I apologize if this has been asked a million times.
> 
> Could anyone please comment on the differences between ACE_String_Base
> and std::string.

ACE_String_Base is a vestige from the days when the C++ Standard Library
wasn't widely/consistently available and we needed a more portable C++
string solution.  In general, I recommend using std::string whenever
possible.

> Of particular interest is thread safety (Linux, latest gcc) and
> performance.

I doubt there's much difference here.

take care,

     Doug