NBString Class Reference

Lightweight alternative to C++ CString class. More...

#include <nbstring.h>

Inherited by NBInterpolatedString.

Public Member Functions
	NBString ()
	Construct a NBString object.
	NBString (const NBString &str)
	Construct a new NBString object from an existing NBString object.
	NBString (const NBString &str, size_t pos, size_t len=npos)
	Construct a new NBString object from a substring of an existing NBString object.
	NBString (const char *s)
	Construct a NBString object from a character string (null terminated array of characters)
	NBString (const char *s, size_t n)
	Construct a NBString object from a character string up to the specified amount.
	~NBString ()
	NBString destructor.
const char *	c_str () const
	Method to pass a NBString as a constant char *.
NBString	substr (size_t pos=0, size_t len=npos) const
	Creates a new NBString object from a substring of the existing NBString object.
int	compare (const NBString &str) const
	Compares two NBString objects.
int	compare (const char *s) const
	Compares the NBString object to a character string.
size_t	find (const NBString str, size_t pos=0) const
	Find a substring within a NBString object.
size_t	find (const char *str, size_t pos=0) const
	Find a substring within a character string.
size_t	find (const char *s, size_t pos, size_t n) const
	Find a substring within a character string.
size_t	find (char c, size_t pos=0) const
	Find the first occurence of a character within the NBString object.
size_t	replace (const char *findStr, char rep, size_t startPos=0, size_t end=0)
	Replace all occurrences of all "<findStr>" characters within the NBString object.
size_t	replace (char c, char rep, size_t startPos=0, size_t end=0)
	Replace all occurrences of all "<findStr>" characters within the NBString object.
size_t	size () const
	Returns the current size of memory allocated for the string.
size_t	length () const
	Returns the length of the string.
void	clear ()
	Clear a NBString object and free allocated memory.
bool	empty () const
	Check if a string is empty.
NBString &	Append (const char *str, size_t len)
	Append a string to an existing NBString object.
NBString &	FdAppend (int fd, size_t len)
	Append from a file descriptor to an existing NBString object.
NBString &	Reserve (size_t len)
	Reserve an additional buffer amount.
int	vsiprintf (const char *format, va_list &vl)
	Print to a string with formatting.
int	sprintf (const char *format,...)
	sprintf to a string with formatting to a character array
int	sprintf (NBString const format,...)
	sprintf to a string with formatting as a NBString object
int	siprintf (const char *format,...)
	isprintf (integer) to a string with formatting to a character array
int	siprintf (NBString const format,...)
	isprintf (integer) to a string with formatting to a NBString object
int	stoi () const
	Parse the string and convert to an integer number.
long	stol () const
	Parse the string value and convert to a long integer number.
unsigned int	stoui () const
	Parse the string value and convert to a const integer number.
unsigned long	stoul () const
	Parse the string value and convert to a const unsigned long integer number.
double	stod () const
	Parse the string value and convert to a const double float number.
IPADDR	to_ipaddr () const
	Parse the string value and convert to an IPADDR IP address.
size_t	copy (char *s, size_t len, size_t pos=0) const
	Copy a substring, does not null terminate.
size_t	strcopy (char *s, size_t len, size_t pos=0) const
	Copy a substring, with null termination.

Friends
void	swap (NBString &x, NBString &y)
	Swaps the contents of two NBString objects.

Detailed Description

Lightweight alternative to C++ CString class.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

NBString() [1/4]

NBString::NBString

(

const NBString &

str

)

Construct a new NBString object from an existing NBString object.

Parameters

str	Existing NBString object

NBString() [2/4]

NBString::NBString	(	const NBString &	str,
		size_t	pos,
		size_t	len = npos )

Construct a new NBString object from a substring of an existing NBString object.

Parameters

str	Existing NBString object
pos	Starting position to copy
len	Ending position to copy

NBString() [3/4]

NBString::NBString

(

const char *

s

)

Construct a NBString object from a character string (null terminated array of characters)

Parameters

s	String to initialize object

NBString() [4/4]

NBString::NBString	(	const char *	s,
		size_t	n )

Construct a NBString object from a character string up to the specified amount.

Parameters

s	String to initialize object
n	Number of characters to copy

Member Function Documentation

Append()

NBString & NBString::Append	(	const char *	str,
		size_t	len )

Append a string to an existing NBString object.

Append a string to an existing NBString object

Parameters

str	String to append
len	Number of characters to append

Returns

The updated NBString object

c_str()

const char * NBString::c_str

(

)

const

Method to pass a NBString as a constant char *.

Will cause an allocation if it is pointing to a constant string longer than the currently allocated length.

Returns

A null terminated character array representing the string

clear()

void NBString::clear

(

)

Clear a NBString object and free allocated memory.

Clear a NBString object and free allocated memory

compare() [1/2]

int NBString::compare

(

const char *

s

)

const

Compares the NBString object to a character string.

Parameters

s	String to compare

Return values

0	If identical
-1	If NBString object is less than str
1	If NBString object is greater than str

compare() [2/2]

int NBString::compare

(

const NBString &

str

)

const

Compares two NBString objects.

Parameters

str	NBString object to compare

Return values

0	If identical
-1	If NBString object is less than str
1	If NBString object is greater than str

copy()

size_t NBString::copy	(	char *	s,
		size_t	len,
		size_t	pos = 0 ) const

Copy a substring, does not null terminate.

Parameters

s	Destination
len	Size of destination
pos	Starting position of copy

Returns

Number of bytes copied

empty()

bool NBString::empty

(

)

const

Check if a string is empty.

Check if a NBString object is empty

Return values

true	String is null
false	String contains data

FdAppend()

NBString & NBString::FdAppend	(	int	fd,
		size_t	len )

Append from a file descriptor to an existing NBString object.

Append from a file descriptor to an existing NBString object

Parameters

fd	File descriptor to append from
len	Number of characters to append

Returns

The updated NBString object

find() [1/4]

size_t NBString::find	(	char	c,
		size_t	pos = 0 ) const

Find the first occurence of a character within the NBString object.

Parameters

c	Character to search for
pos	Starting position to start search

Return values

>=0	Position in string
-1	If character not found

find() [2/4]

size_t NBString::find	(	const char *	s,
		size_t	pos,
		size_t	n ) const

Find a substring within a character string.

Parameters

s	String to search
pos	Starting position to start search
n	Number of characters that have to match

Return values

>=0	Position in searched string
-1	If substring not found

find() [3/4]

size_t NBString::find	(	const char *	str,
		size_t	pos = 0 ) const

Find a substring within a character string.

Parameters

str	String to search
pos	Starting position to start search

Return values

>=0	Position in searched string
-1	If substring not found

find() [4/4]

size_t NBString::find	(	const NBString	str,
		size_t	pos = 0 ) const

Find a substring within a NBString object.

Parameters

str	NString object to search
pos	Starting position to start search

Return values

>=0	Position in searched string
-1	If substring not found

length()

size_t NBString::length

(

)

const

Returns the length of the string.

Returns

The length of the string

replace() [1/2]

size_t NBString::replace	(	char	c,
		char	rep,
		size_t	startPos = 0,
		size_t	end = 0 )

Replace all occurrences of all "<findStr>" characters within the NBString object.

Parameters

c	Character to be replaced within the NBString
rep	Character to replace with
startPos	Starting position to start replacing
end	Replace all matching characters before this position, 0 = end of NBString

Return values

>0	Number of Replaced Characters
-1	If no matching character found

replace() [2/2]

size_t NBString::replace	(	const char *	findStr,
		char	rep,
		size_t	startPos = 0,
		size_t	end = 0 )

Replace all occurrences of all "<findStr>" characters within the NBString object.

Parameters

findStr	String of characters to be replaced within the NBString
rep	Character to replace with
startPos	Starting position to start replacing
end	Replace all matching characters before this position, 0 = end of NBString

Return values

>0	Number of Replaced Characters
-1	If no matching character found

Reserve()

NBString & NBString::Reserve

(

size_t

len

)

Reserve an additional buffer amount.

Reserve an additional buffer amount to prepare for a series of Appends

Parameters

len	Number of additional characters to prepare to store

Returns

The updated NBString object

siprintf() [1/2]

int NBString::siprintf	(	const char *	format,
			... )

isprintf (integer) to a string with formatting to a character array

Parameters

format

printf style formatting

siprintf() [2/2]

int NBString::siprintf	(	NBString const	format,
			... )

isprintf (integer) to a string with formatting to a NBString object

Parameters

format

printf style formatting

size()

size_t NBString::size

(

)

const

Returns the current size of memory allocated for the string.

Returns

Total size of the object in bytes

sprintf() [1/2]

int NBString::sprintf	(	const char *	format,
			... )

sprintf to a string with formatting to a character array

Parameters

format

printf style formatting

sprintf() [2/2]

int NBString::sprintf	(	NBString const	format,
			... )

sprintf to a string with formatting as a NBString object

Parameters

format

printf style formatting

stod()

double NBString::stod

(

)

const

Parse the string value and convert to a const double float number.

Returns

const double float value

stoi()

int NBString::stoi

(

)

const

Parse the string and convert to an integer number.

Returns

integer value

stol()

long NBString::stol

(

)

const

Parse the string value and convert to a long integer number.

Returns

long integer value

stoui()

unsigned int NBString::stoui

(

)

const

Parse the string value and convert to a const integer number.

Returns

unsigned integer value

stoul()

unsigned long NBString::stoul

(

)

const

Parse the string value and convert to a const unsigned long integer number.

Returns

unsigned long integer value

strcopy()

size_t NBString::strcopy	(	char *	s,
		size_t	len,
		size_t	pos = 0 ) const

Copy a substring, with null termination.

Parameters

s	Destination
len	Size of destination
pos	Starting position of copy

Returns

Number of bytes copied

substr()

NBString NBString::substr	(	size_t	pos = 0,
		size_t	len = npos ) const

Creates a new NBString object from a substring of the existing NBString object.

Parameters

pos	Starting position of substring
len	Number of characters to copy

Returns

A NBString object

to_ipaddr()

IPADDR NBString::to_ipaddr

(

)

const

Parse the string value and convert to an IPADDR IP address.

Returns

const double float value

vsiprintf()

int NBString::vsiprintf	(	const char *	format,
		va_list &	vl )

Print to a string with formatting.

Parameters

format	printf style formatting
vl	Variable argument list

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

swap

void swap ( NBString & x, NBString & y )

friend

Swaps the contents of two NBString objects.

Useful for optimizing sorts. Friend function that takes two NBString objects as parameters and swaps their contents.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• nbstring.h