/* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * File:        stlsoft/string/string_traits_fwd.hpp
 *
 * Purpose:     Forward declaration of the string_traits traits class.
 *
 * Created:     1st April 2005
 * Updated:     10th August 2009
 *
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 * ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */


/** \file stlsoft/string/string_traits_fwd.hpp
 *
 * \brief [C++ only] Forward definition of the stlsoft::string_traits traits
 *  class
 *   (\ref group__library__string "String" Library).
 */

#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD
#define STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD

#ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
# define STLSOFT_VER_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD_MAJOR       2
# define STLSOFT_VER_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD_MINOR       0
# define STLSOFT_VER_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD_REVISION    2
# define STLSOFT_VER_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD_EDIT        18
#endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

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

#ifndef STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT
# include <stlsoft/stlsoft.h>
#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT */

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

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

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


#ifdef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION

/** \brief Traits for determining the characteristics of strings
 *
 * string_traits is a traits class for determining various characteristics of
 * strings.
 *
 * \param C The char type
 *
 * \ingroup group__library__string
 */
template <ss_typename_param_k C>
struct string_traits
{
    typedef C               value_type;     //!< The value type
    typedef C               char_type;      //!< The char type
    typedef ss_size_t       size_type;      //!< The size type
    typedef ???             string_type;    //!< The string type
    typedef ???             iterator;       //!< The iterator type. Not defined for non-mutating type
    typedef ???             const_iterator; //!< The const_iterator type
    typedef ???             pointer;        //!< The pointer type. Not defined for non-mutating type
    typedef ???             const_pointer;  //!< The const_pointer type
    enum
    {
            is_pointer                      //!< non-zero if C is a pointer type
    };
    enum
    {
        ,   is_pointer_to_const             //!< non-zero if C is a pointer-to-const type
    };
    enum
    {
        ,   char_type_size                  //!< The size of \c char_type
    };
    enum
    {
        ,   is_mutating                     //!< non-zero if C is a mutating type
    };

    /// \brief Returns an instance of the empty string form of the string type
    static string_type empty_string();

    /// \brief Constructs an instance of the string type
    static string_type construct(string_type const& src, size_type pos, size_type len);

# ifdef STLSOFT_CF_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FUNCTION_SUPPORT
    /// \brief Assigns a new value to the string, based on the range [first, last)
    ///
    /// \note The range [first, last) may be contained within the string instance
    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 */
};

#else /* ? STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

template <ss_typename_param_k T>
struct string_traits;

#endif /* STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */

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

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

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

#endif /* !STLSOFT_INCL_STLSOFT_STRING_HPP_STRING_TRAITS_FWD */

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