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- /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
- /* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et cindent: */
- /* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
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- *
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- * Contributor(s):
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- * Darin Fisher <darin@meer.net>
- *
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-
-
- /**
- * NOTE:
- *
- * Try to avoid flat strings. |PromiseFlat[C]String| will help you as a last
- * resort, and this may be necessary when dealing with legacy or OS calls,
- * but in general, requiring a null-terminated array of characters kills many
- * of the performance wins the string classes offer. Write your own code to
- * use |nsA[C]String&|s for parameters. Write your string proccessing
- * algorithms to exploit iterators. If you do this, you will benefit from
- * being able to chain operations without copying or allocating and your code
- * will be significantly more efficient. Remember, a function that takes an
- * |const nsA[C]String&| can always be passed a raw character pointer by
- * wrapping it (for free) in a |nsDependent[C]String|. But a function that
- * takes a character pointer always has the potential to force allocation and
- * copying.
- *
- *
- * How to use it:
- *
- * A |nsPromiseFlat[C]String| doesn't necessarily own the characters it
- * promises. You must never use it to promise characters out of a string
- * with a shorter lifespan. The typical use will be something like this:
- *
- * SomeOSFunction( PromiseFlatCString(aCString).get() ); // GOOD
- *
- * Here's a BAD use:
- *
- * const char* buffer = PromiseFlatCString(aCString).get();
- * SomeOSFunction(buffer); // BAD!! |buffer| is a dangling pointer
- *
- * The only way to make one is with the function |PromiseFlat[C]String|,
- * which produce a |const| instance. ``What if I need to keep a promise
- * around for a little while?'' you might ask. In that case, you can keep a
- * reference, like so
- *
- * const nsPromiseFlatString& flat = PromiseFlatString(aString);
- * // this reference holds the anonymous temporary alive, but remember,
- * // it must _still_ have a lifetime shorter than that of |aString|
- *
- * SomeOSFunction(flat.get());
- * SomeOtherOSFunction(flat.get());
- *
- *
- * How does it work?
- *
- * A |nsPromiseFlat[C]String| is just a wrapper for another string. If you
- * apply it to a string that happens to be flat, your promise is just a
- * dependent reference to the string's data. If you apply it to a non-flat
- * string, then a temporary flat string is created for you, by allocating and
- * copying. In the event that you end up assigning the result into a sharing
- * string (e.g., |nsTString|), the right thing happens.
- */
-
- class nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT : public nsTString_CharT
- {
- public:
-
- typedef nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT self_type;
-
- private:
-
- NS_COM void Init( const substring_type& );
- #ifdef MOZ_V1_STRING_ABI
- NS_COM void Init( const abstract_string_type& );
- #endif
-
- // NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED
- void operator=( const self_type& );
-
- // NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED
- nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT();
-
- public:
-
- explicit
- nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT( const substring_type& str )
- : string_type()
- {
- Init(str);
- }
-
- #ifdef MOZ_V1_STRING_ABI
- explicit
- nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT( const abstract_string_type& readable )
- : string_type()
- {
- Init(readable);
- }
- #endif
-
- explicit
- nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT( const substring_tuple_type& tuple )
- : string_type()
- {
- // nothing else to do here except assign the value of the tuple
- // into ourselves.
- Assign(tuple);
- }
- };
-
- #ifdef MOZ_V1_STRING_ABI
- inline
- const nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT
- TPromiseFlatString_CharT( const nsTAString_CharT& str )
- {
- return nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT(str);
- }
- #endif
-
- // e.g., PromiseFlatCString(Substring(s))
- inline
- const nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT
- TPromiseFlatString_CharT( const nsTSubstring_CharT& frag )
- {
- return nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT(frag);
- }
-
- // e.g., PromiseFlatCString(a + b)
- inline
- const nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT
- TPromiseFlatString_CharT( const nsTSubstringTuple_CharT& tuple )
- {
- return nsTPromiseFlatString_CharT(tuple);
- }
-