// $Id$

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#ifndef _STRING_STRING_HH
#define _STRING_STRING_HH

// utl_string.hh - contains a quick and dirty TEMPORARY string implementation

/*
** DEPENDENCIES: NONE
**
** USE: Included from util.hh
*/

#ifndef String
#define String	UTL_String
#endif	// String

class	UTL_String
{
  // =TITLE
  //  UTL_String
  // =DESCRIPTION
  //  string class to store identifiers
public:
  // =Operations

  UTL_String (void);
  // default constructor

  UTL_String (char *str);
  // construct from a char *

  UTL_String (unsigned long maxlen);
  // constructor with an initial string length

  UTL_String (UTL_String *s);
  // construct using a pointer to UTL_String

  virtual ~UTL_String (void) {}
  // destructor 

  // =AST Dumping

  virtual void dump (ostream &o);
  // dump to the ostream

  // =Other Operations

  char *get_string (void);
  // Get contents of utl_string

  char *get_canonical_rep (void);
  // Get canonical representation. This is (implemented as) the all upper
  // case corresponding string

  virtual long compare (UTL_String *s);
  // Compare two String *

private:
  // Data
  char		*p_str;		
  // Storage for characters

  char		*c_str;		
  // Canonicalized string

  unsigned long	len;		
  // How long is string

  unsigned long alloced;	
  // How much allocated

  // =Private helper operations

  void canonicalize (void);	
  // Compute canonical representation
};

#endif           // _STRING_STRING_HH