//
//  KSCString.h
//
//  Created by Karl Stenerud on 2013-02-23.
//
//  Copyright (c) 2012 Karl Stenerud. All rights reserved.
//
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//
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//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

/**
 * A string, stored C style with null termination.
 */
@interface KSCString : NSObject

/** Length of the string in bytes (not characters!). Length does not include null terminator. */
@property(nonatomic,readonly,assign) NSUInteger length;

/** String contents, including null terminator */
@property(nonatomic,readonly,assign) const char* bytes;

/** Constructor for NSString */
+ (KSCString*) stringWithString:(NSString*) string;

/** Constructor for null-terminated C string (assumes UTF-8 encoding). */
+ (KSCString*) stringWithCString:(const char*) string;

/** Constructor for string contained in NSData (assumes UTF-8 encoding). */
+ (KSCString*) stringWithData:(NSData*) data;

/** Constructor for non-terminated string (assumes UTF-8 encoding). */
+ (KSCString*) stringWithData:(const char*) data length:(NSUInteger) length;

- (id) initWithString:(NSString*) string;
- (id) initWithCString:(const char*) string;
- (id) initWithData:(NSData*) data;
- (id) initWithData:(const char*) data length:(NSUInteger) length;

@end