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#ifndef STRINGCLASS_H
#define STRINGCLASS_H
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#include "boolean.h"
#include <iostream.h>
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class string {

//----Friends
//----Input and output operators
friend istream& operator >>(istream& InputStream,string& AString);

friend ostream& operator <<(ostream& OutputStream,const string& AString);

//----Public parts
public:

//----Default string length
const int DEFAULT_STRING_LENGTH = 80;

//----Constructor with specified length
string(int Size = DEFAULT_STRING_LENGTH);

//----Initial value constructor
string(const char* StringLiteral);

//----Copy constructor
string::string(const string& AString);

//----Destructor
~string(void);

//----Concatenate two strings regardless
void operator +=(const string& AString);

//----Checks if first string is lexicographically greater than the second
boolean operator >(const string& AString) const ;

//----Checks if first string is the same as the second
boolean operator ==(const string& AString) const ;

//----Checks if first string is lexicographically smaller than the second
boolean operator <(const string& AString) const ;

//----Assignment operator. Has to be a class member (C++ strikes again)
string& operator =(const string& AString);

//----Length
int Length(void) const ;

//----Test if all characters meet the test function
boolean CharsAreAll(boolean (*TestFunction)(int)) const;

//----Private parts
private:

//----The local data
char* TheCString;
int TheCStringLength;

};
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#endif
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