diff -r aa7428d22aaf -r 43c7b3085212 lemon/bits/item_writer.h
--- a/lemon/bits/item_writer.h	Mon Jul 04 15:03:25 2005 +0000
+++ b/lemon/bits/item_writer.h	Mon Jul 04 16:11:00 2005 +0000
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     void write(std::ostream& os, const std::string& value) {
       os << "\"";
       if (escaped) {
-	std::ostringstream ls;
+	std::ostringstream ls(value);
 	for (int i = 0; i < (int)value.size(); ++i) {
 	  writeEscape(ls, value[i]);
 	}
@@ -118,6 +118,34 @@
   };
 
   /// \ingroup item_io
+  /// \brief Writer class for quoted char array.
+  ///
+  /// Writer class for quoted char array. It can process the escape
+  /// sequences in the char array.
+  /// \author Balazs Dezso
+  class QuotedCharArrayWriter {
+  public:
+    typedef const char* Value;
+
+    /// \brief Constructor for the writer.
+    ///
+    /// Constructor for the writer. If the given parameter is true
+    /// the writer creates escape sequences from special characters.
+    QuotedCharArrayWriter(bool _escaped = true) : escaped(_escaped) {}
+
+    /// \brief Writes a quoted char array to the given stream.
+    ///
+    /// Writes a quoted char array to the given stream.
+    void write(std::ostream& os, const char* value) {
+      QuotedStringWriter(escaped).write(os, std::string(value));
+    }
+
+  private:    
+    bool escaped;
+  };
+
+
+  /// \ingroup item_io
   ///
   /// \brief Writer for standard containers.
   ///
@@ -181,6 +209,14 @@
   class DefaultWriter<std::string> 
     : public QuotedStringWriter {};
 
+  template <int length>
+  class DefaultWriter<char[length]> 
+    : public QuotedCharArrayWriter {};
+
+  template <int length>
+  class DefaultWriter<const char[length]> 
+    : public QuotedCharArrayWriter {};
+
   template <typename Item>
   class DefaultWriter<std::vector<Item> > 
     : public IterableWriter<std::vector<Item> > {};
@@ -210,7 +246,9 @@
   struct DefaultWriterTraits {
 
     template <typename _Value>
-    struct Writer : DefaultWriter<_Value> {};
+    struct Writer : DefaultWriter<_Value> {
+      typedef DefaultWriter<_Value> Parent;
+    };
 
   };