_String.hh

    
#ifndef ALREADY_INCLUDED_2006_LIBD__STRING_HH
#define ALREADY_INCLUDED_2006_LIBD__STRING_HH

#include "libd.hh"

namespace dmp
{
   class String : private Single
   {
      POOL1;
   public:
      dmp::string v;

private:
      String(dmp::string v) : Single(DCODE_STRING)
      {
         this->v = v;
      }

public:
      static ptr<String> ctor()
      {
         return new String("");
      }

static ptr<String> ctor(dmp::string s)
      {
         return new String(s);
      }

private:
      ///
      /// NOTE: opens up ~String() to ptr class
      ///
      template <class T> friend class ptr;
      ~String()
      {
         ///
         /// NOTE: do nothing
         ///
      }

#ifdef DAVINS_IO_ONLINE
      friend dmp::Writer& operator << (dmp::Writer& w, const String& s)
      {
         ASSERT(&w != null);
         if (&s == null)// || (ia == null))
         {
            w << "null";
         }
         else
         {
            w << s.v;
         }
         return w;
      }
      friend dmp::Reader& operator >> (dmp::Reader& r, String& s)
      {
         r >> s.v;
         return r;
      }
#endif /* DAVINS_IO_ONLINE */

      ///
      /// NOTE: disables passing and returning by value
      ///
   private:
      String(const String&);
      String& operator = (const String&);

      ///
      /// USED BY: *_equals methods
      ///
      friend bool operator == (const String& i1, const String& i2)
      {
         return dmp::strings_equal(i1.v, i2.v);
      }
      friend bool operator != (const String& i1, const String& i2)
      {
         return !dmp::strings_equal(i1.v, i2.v);
      }
   };
}

#endif /* ALREADY_INCLUDED_2006_LIBD__STRING_HH_HH */