#ifndef STEPSTRING_H

#define STEPSTRING_H 1

/*

* NIST STEP Core Class Library

* clstepcore/sdaiString.h

* April 1997

* KC Morris

* Development of this software was funded by the United States Government,

* and is not subject to copyright.

*/

#include <sc_export.h>

#include <string>

#include <limits>

class SC_DAI_EXPORT SDAI_String {

private:

#ifdef _MSC_VER

#pragma warning( push )

#pragma warning( disable: 4251 )

#endif

std::string content;

#ifdef _MSC_VER

#pragma warning( pop )

#endif

public:

//constructor(s) & destructor

SDAI_String( const char * str = "", size_t max = std::string::npos );

SDAI_String( const std::string & s );

SDAI_String( const SDAI_String & s );

~SDAI_String( void );

// operators

SDAI_String & operator= ( const char * s );

SDAI_String & operator= ( const SDAI_String & s );

bool operator== ( const char * s ) const;

void clear( void );

bool empty( void ) const;

const char * c_str( void ) const;

// format for STEP

const char * asStr( std::string & s ) const {

s = c_str();

return s.c_str();

}

void STEPwrite( ostream & out = cout ) const;

void STEPwrite( std::string & s ) const;

Severity StrToVal( const char * s );

Severity STEPread( istream & in, ErrorDescriptor * err );

Severity STEPread( const char * s, ErrorDescriptor * err );

};

#endif