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Avinash
Avinash

Reputation: 13257

snprintf vs std::stringstream

I am working on removing SECURITY CODING violation in my product. My code has lot of sprintf, coverity tool is suggesting me to use snprintf, But C++ also has std::stringstream. Will it be a good idea to use std::stringstream in place of snprintf

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2785

Answers (1)

ForEveR
ForEveR

Reputation: 55897

std::stringstream is typesafe, use operator <<, use internal buffer, part of C++, not so fast as sprintf.
sprintf is not typesafe, not use c++ operators, use external buffer, use elipsis, which can works only with POD types, inherited from C, fast.

Upvotes: 6

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