ex13_49_String.h

#ifndef CP5_STRING_H__
#define CP5_STRING_H__

#include <memory>

#ifndef _MSC_VER
#define NOEXCEPT noexcept
#else
#define NOEXCEPT
#endif

class String
{
public:
    String() : String("") { }
    String(const char *);
    String(const String&);
    String& operator=(const String&);
    String(String &&) NOEXCEPT;
    String& operator=(String&&)NOEXCEPT;
    ~String();

    const char *c_str() const { return elements; }
    size_t size() const { return end - elements; }
    size_t length() const { return end - elements - 1; }

private:
    std::pair<char*, char*> alloc_n_copy(const char*, const char*);
    void range_initializer(const char*, const char*);
    void free();

private:
    char *elements;
    char *end;
    std::allocator<char> alloc;
};

#endif