MemCore::simplestring Class Reference

#include <elementary/memcore/simplestring.hpp>

Public Member Functions
char *	allocate_buffer (size_t howmany_bytes) noexcept
	Allocate internal storage space, but don't initialize it.
char *	buffer () noexcept
	Get pointer to internal storage space.
const char *	data () const noexcept
	Get const pointer to internal storage space.
	operator std::string () const
	Convert to std::string. This could throw an exception...
std::string	operator* () const
	Convert to std::string. This could throw an exception...
simplestring &	operator= (const simplestring &ss) noexcept
	Assignment operator (copies!)
	simplestring (const char *s=0, size_t length=0) noexcept
	Constructor.
	simplestring (const simplestring &ss) noexcept
	Copy constructor (copies!)
	simplestring (const std::string &s) noexcept
	Construct from std::string.
	~simplestring () noexcept
	Destructor.

Detailed Description

Author

Werner Benger

A simple, slow but exception-free class to store a string within exceptions. The standard std::string class must not be used in exception classes because it might throw exceptions itself, leading to program termination. This class should not be used in normal code, only within template classes. It is convertible to std::strings.

This class does NOT do reference counting. All strings are copied.

Member Function Documentation

allocate_buffer()

char * MemCore::simplestring::allocate_buffer ( size_t  howmany_bytes )

noexcept

Allocate internal storage space, but don't initialize it.

Removes anything stored here so far.