/* ECP: FILEname=fig14_18.cpp */
/* 1*/   #include <iostream.h>
/* 2*/   #include <string.h>

/* 3*/   class String
/* 4*/   {
/* 5*/       char *Storage;                  // Storage for the string.
/* 6*/       unsigned int StorageLen;        // Amount of allocated memory.

/* 7*/       inline void GetStorage( const unsigned int MaxLength );

/* 8*/     public:
/* 9*/       // Constructors.
/*10*/       String ( const char * Value = NULL );
/*11*/       String ( const String & Value );

/*12*/       // Destructor.
/*13*/       ~String ( ) { delete [ ] Storage; }

/*14*/       // Assignment operator.
/*15*/       const String & operator = ( const String & Value );
/*16*/       
/*17*/       // Get a single character.
/*18*/       char & operator [ ] ( unsigned int Index ) const;

/*19*/       // Get the length.
/*20*/       unsigned int Length ( ) const { return strlen( Storage ); }

/*21*/       // Friends.
/*22*/       friend int operator ==
/*23*/               ( const String & Lhs, const String & Rhs );
/*24*/       friend int operator !=
/*25*/               ( const String & Lhs, const String & Rhs );
/*26*/       friend int operator <
/*27*/               ( const String & Lhs, const String & Rhs );
/*28*/       friend int operator >
/*29*/               ( const String & Lhs, const String & Rhs );
/*30*/       friend ostream & operator <<
/*31*/               ( ostream & Output, const String & Str );
/*32*/       friend istream & operator >>
/*33*/               ( istream & Input, String & Str );
/*34*/   };