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/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   commonc++ - A C++ Common Class Library
   Copyright (C) 2005-2012  Mark A Lindner

   This file is part of commonc++.

   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

#ifndef __ccxx_CString_hxx
#define __ccxx_CString_hxx

#include <commonc++/Common.h++>

namespace ccxx {

class AtomicCounter;

class COMMONCPP_API CString
{
  public:

  explicit CString(const char *str);

  CString(const CString &other);

  virtual ~CString() throw();

  inline const char *data() const throw()
  { return(_str); }

  size_t length() const throw();

  inline operator const char *() const throw()
  { return(_str); }

  CString & operator=(const CString &other);

  inline bool isNull() const throw()
  { return(_str == NULL); }

  private:

  void _release() throw();

  const char *_str;
  AtomicCounter *_refs;
};

} // namespace ccxx

#endif // __ccxx_CString_hxx