/* mystring.h
 * Tim Martin
 * 9/21/99
 *
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 * $Id: mystring.h,v 1.8 2010/01/06 17:01:43 murch Exp $
 */

#include "codes.h"


#ifndef INCLUDED_MYSTRING_H
#define INCLUDED_MYSTRING_H

typedef struct {
  int        len;
  /* Data immediately following... */
}  mystring_t;


int string_allocate(int length,
		    const char *buf,	/* NULL => no copy */
		    mystring_t ** str);

int string_copy(mystring_t *oldstr,
		mystring_t **newstr);

void string_free(mystring_t **str);

int string_compare(mystring_t *str1, mystring_t *str2);

int string_comparestr(mystring_t *str1, char *str2);

int string_compare_with(mystring_t *str1, mystring_t *str2, mystring_t *comp);

/*eq_result_t
  string_equal_cstr(const mystring_t * str, const char *cstr);*/

#define string_DATAPTR(s) (((char *) s)+sizeof(mystring_t))

int safe_to_use_quoted(char *str, int len);


#endif /* INCLUDED_MYSTRING_H */
