// This file is under GNU General Public License 3.0

// see LICENSE.txt

#pragma once

#include <string.h>

#include "dynamic_api.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus

extern "C" {

#endif

// new_string() - allocate a new string

//

//  parameters:

//      src (in)        string to copy or NULL

//      len (in)        length of newly created string or 0 for default

//

//  return value:

//      pointer to string object or NULL if out of memory

//

//  caveat:

//      one of the two parameters has to be set at least

DYNAMIC_API char * new_string(const char *src, size_t len);

// free_string() - free memory occupied by string

//

//  parameters:

//      s (in)          pointer to string to free

DYNAMIC_API void free_string(char *s);

// string_dup() - duplicate a string

//

//  parameters:

//      src (in)        string to duplicate

//      len (in)        length of newly created string or 0 for default

//

//  return value:

//      pointer to copy or NULL if out of memory

DYNAMIC_API char * string_dup(const char *src, size_t len);

#ifdef __cplusplus

}

#endif