#ifndef CPP_DATASTRUCTURES_STRING_H
#define CPP_DATASTRUCTURES_STRING_H

// Eine Stringklasse, die Lokalisation erlaubt.
//
// Autor: Jochen Becher
//
// Historie:
// Version 1.0 am 3. August 94

#ifndef CPP_EXCEPTIONS_EXPCETIONS_H
#include <Classes/Exceptions/Exceptions.h>
#endif

#ifndef CPP_DATASTRUCTURES_BUFFER_H
#include <Classes/DataStructures/Buffer.h>
#endif

class StringC {
public:
	StringC(const STRPTR = NULL);
	StringC(ULONG l, STRPTR s);
	StringC(const StringC &);
	StringC(UBYTE);
	~StringC();
	operator STRPTR() const;
	StringC &operator= (const StringC &);
	StringC &operator= (const STRPTR);
	StringC &operator+= (const StringC &);
	StringC &operator+= (const STRPTR);
	UBYTE &operator[] (ULONG i);
	ULONG length() const;
	ULONG bufsize() const;
	StringC left(ULONG i) const;
	StringC right(ULONG i) const;
	StringC mid(ULONG i, ULONG j) const;
	VOID doubleBuffer();
	VOID shrinkBuffer();
	VOID setBufferSize(ULONG i);
protected:
	ULONG len;
	BufferC buffer;
};

StringC operator+ (const StringC &, const StringC &);

BOOL operator== (const StringC &, const StringC &);
BOOL operator!= (const StringC &, const StringC &);
BOOL operator< (const StringC &, const StringC &);
BOOL operator> (const StringC &, const StringC &);
BOOL operator<= (const StringC &, const StringC &);
BOOL operator>= (const StringC &, const StringC &);

class ostream &operator<< (ostream &, const StringC &);

class istream &operator>> (istream &, StringC &);

#endif