#pragma once
//    strings/xstring.hpp - A full borrowed slice.
//
//    Copyright © 2013 Ben Longbons <b.r.longbons@gmail.com>
//
//    This file is part of The Mana World (Athena server)
//
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//
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//    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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#include "fwd.hpp"

#include "base.hpp"


namespace tmwa
{
namespace strings
{
    /// A non-owning string that is not guaranteed to be NUL-terminated.
    /// This should be only used as a parameter.
    class XString : public _crtp_string<XString, AString, XPair>
    {
        iterator _b, _e;
        // optional
        const RString *_base;
    public:
        // do I really want this?
        XString();
        XString(std::nullptr_t) = delete;
        // no MString
        XString(const RString& s);
        XString(const AString& s);
        XString(const TString& s);
        XString(const SString& s);
        XString(const ZString& s);
        template<uint8_t n>
        XString(const VString<n>& s);
        XString(const LString& s);
        // mostly internal
        XString(const char *b, const char *e, const RString *base_);
        XString(decltype(really_construct_from_a_pointer) e, const char *s, const RString *base_);
        XString(XPair p);

        iterator begin() const;
        iterator end() const;
        const RString *base() const;
    };
} // namespace strings
} // namespace tmwa

#include "xstring.tcc"