// Copyright (C) 2010, Guy Barrand. All rights reserved.
// See the file tools.license for terms.

#ifndef tools_charp_out
#define tools_charp_out

#include "snpf"
#include <string>

namespace tools {

class charp_out : public std::string {
  typedef std::string parent;
public:
  charp_out(const char* a_value) {
    char _s[512];
    if(sizeof(unsigned long)==sizeof(char*)) { //majority of cases.
      snpf(_s,sizeof(_s),"%lu",a_value);
      parent::operator+=(_s);
    } else if(sizeof(unsigned long long)==sizeof(char*)) { //majority of cases.
      snpf(_s,sizeof(_s),"%llu",a_value);
      parent::operator+=(_s);
    } else {
      parent::operator+=("charp_out_failed");
    }
  }
public:
  charp_out(const charp_out& a_from):parent(a_from){}
  charp_out& operator=(const charp_out& a_from){parent::operator=(a_from);return *this;}
};

}

#endif