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/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * File:        stlsoft/string/string_view.hpp
 *
 * Purpose:     basic_string_view class.
 *
 * Created:     16th October 2004
 * Updated:     5th March 2011
 *
 * Thanks to:   Bjorn Karlsson and Scott Patterson for discussions on various
 *              naming and design issues. Thanks also to Pablo Aguilar for
 *              his eagle eyed reviews of beta code. :-)
 *
 * Home:        http://stlsoft.org/
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2004-2011, Matthew Wilson and Synesis Software
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
 * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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 *   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * - Neither the name(s) of Matthew Wilson and Synesis Software nor the names of
 *   any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
 *   this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
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 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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 * ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */


/** \file stlsoft/string/string_view.hpp
 *
 * \brief [C++ only] Definition of the stlsoft::basic_string_view class
 *  template
 *   (\ref group__library__string "String" Library).
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW
#define STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW_MAJOR       3
# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW_MINOR       3
# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW_REVISION    4
# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW_EDIT        95
#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Compatibility
 */

/*
[Incompatibilies-start]
STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_MWERKS: __MWERKS__<0x3000
STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_WATCOM:
[Incompatibilies-end]
 */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Includes
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT
# include <stlsoft/stlsoft.h>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT */
#if defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_MWERKS) && \
    ((__MWERKS__ & 0xff00) < 0x3000)
# error stlsoft/string/string_view.hpp not compatible with Metrowerks 7.x (v2.4)
#endif /* compiler */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_CHAR_TRAITS
# include <stlsoft/string/char_traits.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_CHAR_TRAITS */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD
# include <stlsoft/string/string_traits_fwd.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_STD_HPP_ITERATOR_HELPER
# include <stlsoft/util/std/iterator_helper.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_STD_HPP_ITERATOR_HELPER */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_COLLECTIONS_UTIL_HPP_COLLECTIONS
# include <stlsoft/collections/util/collections.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_COLLECTIONS_UTIL_HPP_COLLECTIONS */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_MEMORY_HPP_ALLOCATOR_SELECTOR
# include <stlsoft/memory/allocator_selector.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_MEMORY_HPP_ALLOCATOR_SELECTOR */
#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_HPP_STD_SWAP
# include <stlsoft/util/std_swap.hpp>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_UTIL_HPP_STD_SWAP */
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
# include <stdexcept>                   // for std::out_of_range
#endif /* !STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Namespace
 */

#ifndef _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace stlsoft
{
#endif /* _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Classes
 */

// class basic_string_view
/** \brief A string class that holds no internal storage, and merely represents a window into other string storage
 *
 * \ingroup group__library__string
 *
 * \param C The character type
 * \param T The traits type. On translators that support default template arguments this is defaulted
 *           to char_traits<C>
 * \param A The allocator type. On translators that support default template arguments this is defaulted
 *           to allocator_selector<C>::allocator_type. This is only used by the proxy generated by c_str()
 * \ingroup concepts_view
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T = char_traits<C>
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A = ss_typename_type_def_k allocator_selector<C>::allocator_type
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T /* = char_traits<C> */
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A /* = allocator_selector<C>::allocator_type */
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */
        >
class basic_string_view
#if defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_DMC)
    : protected A
#else /* ? compiler */
    : private A
#endif /* compiler */
    , public stl_collection_tag
{
public:
    /// The value type
    typedef C                               value_type;
    /// The traits type
    typedef T                               traits_type;
    /// The allocator type
    typedef A                               allocator_type;
    /// The current parameterisation of the type
    typedef basic_string_view<C, T, A>      class_type;
    /// The character type
    typedef value_type                      char_type;
#if 0
    /// The pointer type
    ///
    /// \note This type is not used by any functions, but is here to facilitate
    /// type detection
    typedef value_type const*               pointer;
#endif /* 0 */
    /// The non-mutable (const) pointer type
    typedef value_type const*               const_pointer;
#if 0
    /// The reference type
    typedef value_type&                     reference;
#endif /* 0 */
    /// The non-mutable (const) reference type
    typedef value_type const&               const_reference;
    /// The size type
    typedef ss_size_t                       size_type;
    /// The difference type
    typedef ss_ptrdiff_t                    difference_type;

#if 0
    /// The iterator type
    typedef
#if !defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_BORLAND)
           ss_typename_type_k
#endif /* compiler */
                       pointer_iterator <   value_type
                                        ,   pointer
                                        ,   reference
                                        >::type             iterator;
#endif /* 0 */
    /// The non-mutating (const) iterator type
    typedef
#if !defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_BORLAND)
         ss_typename_type_k
#endif /* compiler */
                       pointer_iterator <   value_type const
                                        ,   const_pointer
                                        ,   const_reference
                                        >::type             const_iterator;

#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
#if 0
    /// The reverse iterator type
    typedef reverse_iterator_base       <   iterator
                                        ,   value_type
                                        ,   reference
                                        ,   pointer
                                        ,   difference_type
                                        >                   reverse_iterator;
#endif /* 0 */

    /// The non-mutating (const) reverse iterator type
    typedef const_reverse_iterator_base <   const_iterator
                                        ,   value_type const
                                        ,   const_reference
                                        ,   const_pointer
                                        ,   difference_type
                                        >                   const_reverse_iterator;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */

/// \name Construction
/// @{
public:
    /// Default constructor
    basic_string_view();
    /// Copy constructor
    basic_string_view(class_type const& rhs);
    /// Construct from the given string at the specified position
    basic_string_view(class_type const& s, size_type pos);
    /// Construct with \c cch characters from the given string at the specified position
    basic_string_view(class_type const& s, size_type pos, size_type cch);
    /// Construct from a null-terminated character string
    basic_string_view(char_type const* s); // No, not explicit! Sigh
    /// Construct with \c cch characters from the given character string
    basic_string_view(char_type const* s, size_type cch);
    /// Construct from the range [first:last)
    basic_string_view(char_type const* first, char_type const* last);
    /// Destructor
    ~basic_string_view() stlsoft_throw_0();

    /// Copy assignment operator
    class_type& operator =(class_type const& rhs);

/// @}

/// \name Operations
/// @{
public:
    /// Swaps the contents between \c this and \c other
    void swap(class_type& other) stlsoft_throw_0();

    /// Empties the string
    void clear() stlsoft_throw_0();

    /// \brief Clear c_str() representation
    ///
    /// Causes the c_str() representation, if currently allocated (see c_str() for details),
    /// to be destroyed, in order that the next call to c_str() will result in a fresh
    /// nul-terminated copy of the 'current' contents of the view.
    void refresh() stlsoft_throw_0();
/// @}

/// \name Attributes
/// @{
public:
    /// The number of elements in the string
    size_type size() const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// The maximum number of elements that can be stored in the string
    static size_type max_size() stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// The number of elements in the string
    size_type length() const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// The storage currently allocated by the string
    size_type capacity() const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Indicates whether the string is empty
    ss_bool_t empty() const stlsoft_throw_0();

    /// Returns an instance of the allocator type
    allocator_type get_allocator() const;
/// @}

/// \name Comparison
/// @{
public:
    /// Evaluates whether two strings are equal
    ss_bool_t equal(class_type const& rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Evaluates whether two strings are equal
    ss_bool_t equal(value_type const* rhs, size_type cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();

    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(size_type pos, size_type cch, value_type const* s, size_type cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(size_type pos, size_type cch, value_type const* s) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(value_type const* s) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(size_type pos, size_type cch, class_type const& rhs, size_type posRhs, size_type cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(size_type pos, size_type cch, class_type const& rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Compares \c this with the given string
    ss_sint_t compare(class_type const& rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0();
/// @}

/// \name Accessors
/// @{
public:
#if 0
    /// Returns mutable reference at the given index
    reference               operator [](size_type index);
#endif /* 0 */
    /// Returns non-mutable (const) reference at the given index
    ///
    /// \note Follows the convention of std::basic_string in returning a reference to
    /// char_type() if index == size(). This reference will <b>not</b> be part of the
    /// block constituting the string's viewed area.
    const_reference         operator [](size_type index) const;

#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
    /// Returns non-mutable (const) reference at the given index
    ///
    /// \note Throws std::out_of_range if index >= size()
    const_reference         at(size_type index) const;
#endif /* !STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */

    /// Returns null-terminated non-mutable (const) pointer to string data
    ///
    /// \note This returns a nul-terminated copy of the string. If the view's underlying
    /// string changes after this point, this will not be reflected in the value returned
    /// by c_str(), until such time as refresh() is called.
    ///
    /// \note If the view's parameterisation is with a no-throw allocator, behaviour
    /// is undefined in con
    value_type const*       c_str() const;
#if 0
    /// Facility for calling refresh() followed by c_str()
    ///
    /// \param bRefresh call refresh() before c_str()
    ///
    /// \note If bRefresh is \c false has identical semantics to c_str()
    value_type const*       c_str(ss_bool_t bRefresh) const;
#endif /* 0 */
    /// Returns non-mutable (const) pointer to string data
    value_type const*       data() const stlsoft_throw_0();
    /// Returns value of base pointer
    value_type const*       base() const stlsoft_throw_0();

#if 0
    /// Returns the first character in the string
    ///
    /// \note It is up to the user to ensure that the string is not empty
    reference               front();
    /// Returns the last character in the string
    ///
    /// \note It is up to the user to ensure that the string is not empty
    reference               back();
#endif /* 0 */
    /// Returns the first character in the string
    ///
    /// \note It is up to the user to ensure that the string is not empty
    const_reference         front() const;
    /// Returns the last character in the string
    ///
    /// \note It is up to the user to ensure that the string is not empty
    const_reference         back() const;

    /// Copies elements into the given destination
    size_type copy(value_type *dest, size_type cch, size_type pos = 0) const;
/// @}

/// \name Iteration
/// @{
public:
    /// Begins the iteration
    ///
    /// \return A non-mutable (const) iterator representing the start of the sequence
    const_iterator          begin() const;
    /// Ends the iteration
    ///
    /// \return A non-mutable (const) iterator representing the end of the sequence
    const_iterator          end() const;
#if 0
    /// Begins the iteration
    ///
    /// \return An iterator representing the start of the sequence
    iterator                begin();
    /// Ends the iteration
    ///
    /// \return An iterator representing the end of the sequence
    iterator                end();
#endif /* 0 */

#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
    /// Begins the reverse iteration
    ///
    /// \return A non-mutable (const) iterator representing the start of the reverse sequence
    const_reverse_iterator  rbegin() const;
    /// Ends the reverse iteration
    ///
    /// \return A non-mutable (const) iterator representing the end of the reverse sequence
    const_reverse_iterator  rend() const;
#if 0
    /// Begins the reverse iteration
    ///
    /// \return An iterator representing the start of the reverse sequence
    reverse_iterator        rbegin();
    /// Ends the reverse iteration
    ///
    /// \return An iterator representing the end of the reverse sequence
    reverse_iterator        rend();
#endif /* 0 */
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */
/// @}

/// \name Invariant
/// @{
#ifdef STLSOFT_UNITTEST
public:
#else
private:
#endif /* STLSOFT_UNITTEST */
    ss_bool_t is_valid() const;

/// \name Implementation
/// @{
private:
    // Empty string
    static char_type const* empty_string_();

    // Comparison
    static ss_sint_t compare_(char_type const* lhs, size_type lhs_len, char_type const* rhs, size_type rhs_len);

    // Closes the m_cstr member
    void close_() stlsoft_throw_0();

    // Closes the m_cstr member and sets to NULL
    void close_set_null_() stlsoft_throw_0();
/// @}

/// \name Members
/// @{
private:
    size_type       m_length;   // The number of elements in the view
    char_type const* m_base;    // Pointer to the first element in the view, or NULL for a null view
    char_type       *m_cstr;    // Pointer to a nul-terminated copy of the view, at the time of the c_str() call. Will be NULL before c_str() is called
/// @}
};

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Typedefs
 */

#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT
typedef basic_string_view<ss_char_a_t>                                      string_view;
typedef basic_string_view<ss_char_w_t>                                      wstring_view;
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */
typedef basic_string_view<ss_char_a_t
                        ,   stlsoft_char_traits<ss_char_a_t>
                        ,   allocator_selector<ss_char_a_t>::allocator_type
                        >                                                   string_view;
typedef basic_string_view<ss_char_w_t
                        ,   stlsoft_char_traits<ss_char_w_t>
                        ,   allocator_selector<ss_char_w_t>::allocator_type
                        >                                                   wstring_view;
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_CLASS_DEFAULT_CLASS_ARGUMENT_SUPPORT */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Traits
 */

/** Specialisation for stlsoft::basic_string_view<>
 */
# ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALISATION_SUPPORT
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
struct string_traits<basic_string_view<C, T, A> >
{
    // NOTE: Originally, what is string_type_ was defined as value_type, but
    // Borland objects to value_type::value_type.
    typedef basic_string_view<C, T, A>                              string_type_;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type_::value_type             char_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type_::size_type              size_type;
    typedef char_type const                                         const_char_type;
    typedef string_type_                                            string_type;
    typedef string_type_                                            value_type;
//    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::pointer                 pointer;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::const_pointer           const_pointer;
//    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::iterator                iterator;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::const_iterator          const_iterator;
#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
//    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::reverse_iterator        reverse_iterator;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k string_type::const_reverse_iterator  const_reverse_iterator;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */
    enum
    {
            is_pointer          =   false
        ,   is_pointer_to_const =   false
        ,   char_type_size      =   sizeof(char_type)
    };

    static string_type empty_string()
    {
        return string_type();
    }
    static string_type construct(string_type const& src, size_type pos, size_type len)
    {
        return string_type(src, pos, len);
    }
# ifdef STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT
    template <ss_typename_param_k I>
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, I first, I last)
# else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
# endif /* STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    {
        // string view cannot assign in-place
        return (str = string_type(first, last), str);
    }
};
# else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALISATION_SUPPORT */
STLSOFT_TEMPLATE_SPECIALISATION
struct string_traits<string_view>
{
    typedef string_view                                     value_type;
    typedef value_type::value_type                          char_type;
    typedef value_type::size_type                           size_type;
    typedef char_type const                                 const_char_type;
    typedef value_type                                      string_type;
//    typedef string_type::pointer                            pointer;
    typedef string_type::const_pointer                      const_pointer;
//    typedef string_type::iterator                           iterator;
    typedef string_type::const_iterator                     const_iterator;
#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
//    typedef string_type::reverse_iterator                   reverse_iterator;
    typedef string_type::const_reverse_iterator             const_reverse_iterator;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */
    enum
    {
            is_pointer          =   false
        ,   is_pointer_to_const =   false
        ,   char_type_size      =   sizeof(char_type)
    };

    static string_type empty_string()
    {
        return string_type();
    }
    static string_type construct(string_type const& src, size_type pos, size_type len)
    {
        return string_type(src, pos, len);
    }
# ifdef STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT
    template <ss_typename_param_k I>
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, I first, I last)
# else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
# endif /* STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    {
        // string view cannot assign in-place
        return (str = string_type(first, last), str);
    }
};

STLSOFT_TEMPLATE_SPECIALISATION
struct string_traits<wstring_view>
{
    typedef wstring_view                                    value_type;
    typedef value_type::value_type                          char_type;
    typedef value_type::size_type                           size_type;
    typedef char_type const                                 const_char_type;
    typedef value_type                                      string_type;
//    typedef string_type::pointer                            pointer;
    typedef string_type::const_pointer                      const_pointer;
//    typedef string_type::iterator                           iterator;
    typedef string_type::const_iterator                     const_iterator;
#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
//    typedef string_type::reverse_iterator                   reverse_iterator;
    typedef string_type::const_reverse_iterator             const_reverse_iterator;
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */
    enum
    {
            is_pointer          =   false
        ,   is_pointer_to_const =   false
        ,   char_type_size      =   sizeof(char_type)
    };

    static string_type empty_string()
    {
        return string_type();
    }
    static string_type construct(string_type const& src, size_type pos, size_type len)
    {
        return string_type(src, pos, len);
    }
# ifdef STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT
    template <ss_typename_param_k I>
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, I first, I last)
# else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    static string_type &assign_inplace(string_type &str, const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
# endif /* STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT */
    {
        // string view cannot assign in-place
        return (str = string_type(first, last), str);
    }
};
# endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALISATION_SUPPORT */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Operators
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

// operator ==

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator ==(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return lhs.equal(rhs);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator ==(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator ==(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type        size_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::traits_type      traits_type;

    size_type   rhs_len =   (NULL == rhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(rhs);

    return lhs.equal(rhs, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator ==(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator ==(C *lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type        size_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::traits_type      traits_type;

    size_type   lhs_len =   (NULL == lhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(lhs);

    return rhs.equal(lhs, lhs_len);
}

// operator !=

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator !=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return !lhs.equal(rhs);
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator !=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator !=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type        size_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::traits_type      traits_type;

    size_type   rhs_len =   (NULL == rhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(rhs);

    return !lhs.equal(rhs, rhs_len);
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator !=(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator !=(C const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type        size_type;
    typedef ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::traits_type      traits_type;

    size_type   lhs_len =   (NULL == lhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(lhs);

    return !rhs.equal(lhs, lhs_len);
}

// operator <

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator <(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) < 0;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator <(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator <(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) < 0;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator <(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator <(C const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return rhs.compare(lhs) > 0;
}

// operator <=

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator <=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) <= 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator <=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator <=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) <= 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator <=(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator <=(C const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return rhs.compare(lhs) >= 0;
}

// operator >

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator >(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) > 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator >(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator >(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) > 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator >(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator >(C const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return rhs.compare(lhs) < 0;
}

// operator >=

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t operator >=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) >= 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator >=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator >=(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& lhs, C const* rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return lhs.compare(rhs) >= 0;
}
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT
inline ss_bool_t operator >=(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#else /* ? STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
inline ss_bool_t operator >=(C const* lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_TEMPLATE_OUTOFCLASSFN_QUALIFIED_TYPE_SUPPORT */
{
    return rhs.compare(lhs) <= 0;
}

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * IOStream compatibility
 */

template<   ss_typename_param_k S
        ,   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline S& operator <<(S& s, basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& str)
{
    s.write(str.data(), static_cast<ss_streamoff_t>(str.length()));

    return s;
}

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Unit-testing
 */

#ifdef STLSOFT_UNITTEST
# include "./unittest/string_view_unittest_.h"
#endif /* STLSOFT_UNITTEST */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * Implementation
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

// Implementation

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline /* static */ ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* basic_string_view<C, T, A>::empty_string_()
{
    // This character array is initialised to 0, which conveniently happens to
    // be the empty string, by the module/application load, so it is
    // guaranteed to be valid, and there are no threading/race conditions
    static char_type    s_empty[1];

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(s_empty[0] == '\0'); // Paranoid check

    return s_empty;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline /* static */ ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare_( ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* lhs
                                                                ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type lhs_len
                                                                ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* rhs
                                                                ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type rhs_len)
{
    size_type   cmp_len =   (lhs_len < rhs_len) ? lhs_len : rhs_len;
    ss_int_t    result  =   traits_type::compare(lhs, rhs, cmp_len);

    if(0 == result)
    {
        result = static_cast<ss_int_t>(lhs_len) - static_cast<ss_int_t>(rhs_len);
    }

    return result;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline /* static */ void basic_string_view<C, T, A>::close_() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(NULL != m_cstr);

    allocator_type  &ator   =   *this;

    ator.deallocate(m_cstr, 1 + m_length);

#if defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_BORLAND)
    STLSOFT_SUPPRESS_UNUSED(ator);
#endif /* compiler */
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline /* static */ void basic_string_view<C, T, A>::close_set_null_() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    if(NULL != m_cstr)
    {
        close_();

        m_cstr = NULL;
    }
}

/** \brief Invariant
 *
 * \ingroup group__library__string
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::is_valid() const
{
    // NOTE: Must not call any methods or ctors in this function!!

    if( 0 == m_length &&
        NULL != m_cstr)
    {
        return false; // If the slice is empty, there should be no m_cstr
    }

    if( 0 != m_length &&
        NULL == m_base)
    {
        return false; // If the slice is non-empty, m_base should not be NULL
    }

    return true;
}


// Construction

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view()
    : m_length(0)
    , m_base(NULL)
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
    : m_length(rhs.m_length)
    , m_base(rhs.m_base)
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type pos)
    : m_length(rhs.m_length - pos)
    , m_base(&rhs[pos]) // Use this so we get the debug-time invariant checking on the validity of pos
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(pos <= rhs.m_length);

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(   basic_string_view<C, T, A> const&                           rhs
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type    pos
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type    cch)
    : m_length(cch)
    , m_base(&rhs[pos]) // Use this so we get the debug-time invariant checking on the validity of pos
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* s)
    : m_length(T::length(s))
    , m_base(s)
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* s
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type cch)
    : m_length(cch)
    , m_base(s)
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::basic_string_view(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* first
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::char_type const* last)
    : m_length(static_cast<size_type>(last - first))
    , m_base(first)
    , m_cstr(NULL)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(first <= last);

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A>::~basic_string_view() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    if(NULL != m_cstr)
    {
        close_();
    }
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline basic_string_view<C, T, A> &basic_string_view<C, T, A>::operator =(basic_string_view<C, T, A> const& rhs)
{
    close_set_null_();

    m_length    =   rhs.m_length;
    m_base      =   rhs.m_base;

    return *this;
}

// Operations

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline void basic_string_view<C, T, A>::swap(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::class_type& rhs) stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    std_swap(m_length, rhs.m_length);
    std_swap(m_base, rhs.m_base);
    std_swap(m_cstr, rhs.m_cstr);

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline void basic_string_view<C, T, A>::clear() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    close_set_null_();

    m_length    =   0;
    m_base      =   NULL;

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline void basic_string_view<C, T, A>::refresh() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    close_set_null_();

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
}

// Attributes

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_length;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline /* static */ ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::max_size() stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    return static_cast<size_type>(-1) / sizeof(char_type);
}

//  size_type max_size() const;

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::length() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_length;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::capacity() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_length;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::empty() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return 0 == size();
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::allocator_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::get_allocator() const
{
    return *this;
}

// Comparison

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::equal(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::class_type const& rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (m_length == rhs.m_length) && ((m_base == rhs.m_base) || 0 == traits_type::compare(m_base, rhs.m_base, m_length));
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_bool_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::equal(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* rhs, ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (m_length == cchRhs) && ((m_base == rhs) || 0 == compare_(m_base, m_length, rhs, cchRhs));
}


template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          pos
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cch
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const   *rhs
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   lhs_len =   length();

    if(!(pos < lhs_len))
    {
        pos = lhs_len;
    }
    else
    {
        lhs_len -= pos;
    }

    if(cch < lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len = cch;
    }

    size_type   rhs_len =   (NULL == rhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(rhs);

    if(cchRhs < rhs_len)
    {
        rhs_len = cchRhs;
    }

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return compare_(m_base + pos, lhs_len, rhs, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          pos
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cch
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const*  rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   lhs_len =   length();

    if(!(pos < lhs_len))
    {
        pos = lhs_len;
    }
    else
    {
        lhs_len -= pos;
    }

    if(cch < lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len = cch;
    }

    size_type   rhs_len =   (NULL == rhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(rhs);

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return compare_(m_base + pos, lhs_len, rhs, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   lhs_len =   length();
    size_type   rhs_len =   (NULL == rhs) ? 0 : traits_type::length(rhs);

    return compare_(m_base, lhs_len, rhs, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          pos
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cch
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::class_type const&  rhs
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          posRhs
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cchRhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(pos <= length());
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(posRhs <= rhs.length());

    size_type lhs_len = length();

    if(pos == lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len = 0u;
    }
    else if(pos + cch > lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len -= pos;
    }

    if(cch < lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len = cch;
    }

    size_type rhs_len = rhs.length();

    if(posRhs == rhs_len)
    {
        rhs_len = 0u;
    }
    else if(posRhs + cchRhs > rhs_len)
    {
        rhs_len -= posRhs;
    }

    if(cchRhs < rhs_len)
    {
        rhs_len = cchRhs;
    }

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return compare_(m_base + pos, lhs_len, rhs.m_base + posRhs, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          pos
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type          cch
                                                    ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::class_type const&  rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   lhs_len =   length();

    if(!(pos < lhs_len))
    {
        pos = lhs_len;
    }
    else
    {
        lhs_len -= pos;
    }

    if(cch < lhs_len)
    {
        lhs_len = cch;
    }

    size_type   rhs_len =   rhs.length();

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return compare_(m_base + pos, lhs_len, rhs.m_base, rhs_len);
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_sint_t basic_string_view<C, T, A>::compare(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::class_type const& rhs) const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   lhs_len =   length();
    size_type   rhs_len =   rhs.length();

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return compare_(m_base, lhs_len, rhs.m_base, rhs_len);
}

// Accessors

#if 0
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::operator [](ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type index)
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_base[index];
}
#endif /* 0 */

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::operator [](ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type index) const
{
    STLSOFT_MESSAGE_ASSERT("string_view index out of bounds", index <= size());

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (index == size()) ? *empty_string_() : m_base[index];
}

#ifdef STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::at(ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type index) const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    if(!(index < size()))
    {
        STLSOFT_THROW_X(stlsoft_ns_qual_std(out_of_range)("index out of range"));
    }

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_base[index];
}
#endif /* !STLSOFT_CF_EXCEPTION_SUPPORT */

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* basic_string_view<C, T, A>::c_str() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    if(NULL != m_cstr)
    {
        // Already allocated, so return; if underlying
        return m_cstr;
    }
    else
    {
        if(0 == m_length)
        {
            return empty_string_();
        }
        else
        {
            // Must allocate the m_cstr member
            allocator_type& ator    =   const_cast<class_type&>(*this);
            char_type*      s       =   ator.allocate(1 + length(), NULL);

            STLSOFT_SUPPRESS_UNUSED(ator);  // Need this for silly old Borland

            // Because the class might be parameterised with a no-throw allocator,
            // we'll check the result. This is really hokey, of course, since we're
            // returning a NULL string in the circumstances where memory has
            // failed to allocate. In such cases we can only hope that the memory
            // exhaustion is non-local and that the callee is going to suffer and die
            // anyway, irrespective of the fact that we've returned an invalid value
            // to it.
            if(NULL != s)
            {
                traits_type::copy(s, m_base, m_length);
                s[m_length] = '\0';

                remove_const(m_cstr) = s;

                STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());
            }

            return m_cstr;
        }
    }
}

#if 0
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* basic_string_view<C, T, A>::c_str(ss_bool_t bRefresh) const
{
    if(bRefresh)
    {
        const_cast<class_type*>(this)->refresh();
    }

    return c_str();
}
#endif /* 0 */

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* basic_string_view<C, T, A>::data() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (0 == m_length) ? empty_string_() : m_base;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type const* basic_string_view<C, T, A>::base() const stlsoft_throw_0()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_base;
}

#if 0
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::front()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (*this)[0];
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::back()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (*this)[length() - 1];
}
#endif /* 0 */

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::front() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (*this)[0];
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reference basic_string_view<C, T, A>::back() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return (*this)[length() - 1];
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type basic_string_view<C, T, A>::copy(   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::value_type     *dest
                                                                                                ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type      cch
                                                                                                ,   ss_typename_type_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::size_type      pos /* = 0 */) const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    size_type   len =   length();

    if(pos < len)
    {
        if(len < pos + cch)
        {
            cch = len - pos;
        }

        traits_type::copy(dest, data() + pos, cch);
    }
    else
    {
        cch = 0;
    }

    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return cch;
}


// Iteration

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::begin() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_base;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::end() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return begin() + m_length;
}

#if 0
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::begin()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return m_base;
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::end()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return begin() + m_length;
}
#endif /* 0 */

#if defined(STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT)
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reverse_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::rbegin() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return const_reverse_iterator(end());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::const_reverse_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::rend() const
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return const_reverse_iterator(begin());
}

#if 0
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::reverse_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::rbegin()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return reverse_iterator(end());
}

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_typename_type_ret_k basic_string_view<C, T, A>::reverse_iterator basic_string_view<C, T, A>::rend()
{
    STLSOFT_ASSERT(is_valid());

    return reverse_iterator(begin());
}
#endif /* 0 */
#endif /* STLSOFT_LF_BIDIRECTIONAL_ITERATOR_SUPPORT */

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * swapping
 */

template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline void swap(basic_string_view<C, T, A>& lhs, basic_string_view<C, T, A>& rhs)
{
    lhs.swap(rhs);
}

/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * String access shims
 */

// c_str_data

/** \brief \ref group__concept__shim__string_access__c_str_data for stlsoft::basic_string_view
 *
 * \ingroup group__concept__shim__string_access
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline C const* c_str_data(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.data();
}

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_a_t const* c_str_data_a(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_a_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.data();
}
template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_w_t const* c_str_data_w(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_w_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.data();
}

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

// c_str_len

/** \brief \ref group__concept__shim__string_access__c_str_len for stlsoft::basic_string_view
 *
 * \ingroup group__concept__shim__string_access
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline ss_size_t c_str_len(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.length();
}

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_size_t c_str_len_a(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_a_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.length();
}
template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_size_t c_str_len_w(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_w_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.length();
}

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

// c_str_ptr

/** \brief \ref group__concept__shim__string_access__c_str_ptr for stlsoft::basic_string_view
 *
 * \ingroup group__concept__shim__string_access
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline C const* c_str_ptr(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.c_str();
}

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_a_t const* c_str_ptr_a(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_a_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.c_str();
}
template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_w_t const* c_str_ptr_w(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_w_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return s.c_str();
}

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

// c_str_ptr_null

/** \brief \ref group__concept__shim__string_access__c_str_ptr_null for stlsoft::basic_string_view
 *
 * \ingroup group__concept__shim__string_access
 */
template<   ss_typename_param_k C
        ,   ss_typename_param_k T
        ,   ss_typename_param_k A
        >
inline C const* c_str_ptr_null(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A> const& s)
{
    return (0 != s.length()) ? s.c_str() : NULL;
}

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_a_t const* c_str_ptr_null_a(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_a_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return (0 != s.length()) ? s.c_str() : NULL;
}
template <ss_typename_param_k T, ss_typename_param_k A>
inline ss_char_w_t const* c_str_ptr_null_w(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<ss_char_w_t, T, A> const& s)
{
    return (0 != s.length()) ? s.c_str() : NULL;
}

#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */

#ifndef _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE
} // namespace stlsoft
#endif /* _STLSOFT_NO_NAMESPACE */

/* In the special case of Intel behaving as VC++ 7.0 or earlier on Win32, we
 * illegally insert into the std namespace.
 */
#if defined(STLSOFT_CF_std_NAMESPACE)
# if ( ( defined(STLSOFT_COMPILER_IS_INTEL) && \
         defined(_MSC_VER))) && \
     _MSC_VER < 1310
namespace std
{
    template<   ss_typename_param_k C
            ,   ss_typename_param_k T
            ,   ss_typename_param_k A
            >
    inline void swap(stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A>& lhs, stlsoft_ns_qual(basic_string_view)<C, T, A>& rhs)
    {
        lhs.swap(rhs);
    }
} // namespace std
# endif /* INTEL && _MSC_VER < 1310 */
#endif /* STLSOFT_CF_std_NAMESPACE */

/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */

#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_VIEW */

/* ///////////////////////////// end of file //////////////////////////// */