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base/CString.h

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+#ifndef CSTRING_H
+#define CSTRING_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include <string>
+
+#ifndef CSTRING_DEF_CTOR
+#define CSTRING_ALLOC1
+#define CSTRING_ALLOC2
+#define CSTRING_DEF_CTOR CString() : _Myt() { }
+#endif
+
+// use to get appropriate type for string constants.  it depends on
+// the internal representation type of CString.
+#define _CS(_x) 		_x
+
+class CString : public std::string {
+  public:
+	typedef char _e;
+	typedef _e CharT;
+	typedef std::allocator<_e> _a;
+	typedef std::string _Myt;
+	typedef const_iterator _It;
+
+	// same constructors as base class
+	CSTRING_DEF_CTOR
+	CString(const _Myt& _x) : _Myt(_x) { }
+	CString(const _Myt& _x, size_type _p, size_type _m CSTRING_ALLOC1) :
+								_Myt(_x, _p, _m CSTRING_ALLOC2) { }
+	CString(const _e *_s, size_type _n CSTRING_ALLOC1) :
+								_Myt(_s, _n CSTRING_ALLOC2) { }
+	CString(const _e *_s CSTRING_ALLOC1) :
+								_Myt(_s CSTRING_ALLOC2) { }
+	CString(size_type _n, _e _c CSTRING_ALLOC1) :
+								_Myt(_n, _c CSTRING_ALLOC2) { }
+	CString(_It _f, _It _l CSTRING_ALLOC1) :
+								_Myt(_f, _l CSTRING_ALLOC2) { }
+};
+
+#endif
+