[vtk-developers] Using STL containers as part of the API of a utility class

[George Zagaris]

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:34 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Almost anything is better than "std::string* &names".  The odds are
> slim to none that an arg like that will ever be wrapped ;)
>
> Any reason for not using vtkStringArray and vtkIntArray?  Are you
> concerned about their efficiency?

Efficiency is not a huge concern for this method since field data
metadata is relatively small. I would prefer a lighter API, but, I am
not against changing the method to use vtkStringArray and vtkIntArray.

Thanks for your feedback.

Best,
George