实现stl string类——转自C++ how to program。
// String class definition with operator overloading.
#ifndef STRING_H
#define STRING_H

#include <iostream>
using std::ostream;
using std::istream;

class String
  {
friend ostream &operator<<( ostream &, const String & );
friend istream &operator>>( istream &, String & );
public:
String( const char * = "" ); // conversion/default constructor
String( const String & ); // copy constructor
~String(); // destructor

const String &operator=( const String & ); // assignment operator
const String &operator+=( const String & ); // concatenation operator

bool operator!() const; // is String empty?
bool operator==( const String & ) const; // test s1 == s2
bool operator<( const String & ) const; // test s1 < s2

// test s1 != s2
bool operator!=( const String &right ) const
 {
return !( *this == right );
} // end function operator!=

// test s1 > s2
bool operator>( const String &right ) const
 {
return right < *this;
} // end function operator>
// test s1 <= s2
bool operator<=( const String &right ) const
 {
return !( right < *this );
} // end function operator <=

// test s1 >= s2
bool operator>=( const String &right ) const
 {
return !( *this < right );
} // end function operator>=

char &operator[]( int ); // subscript operator (modifiable lvalue)
char operator[]( int ) const; // subscript operator (rvalue)
String operator()( int, int = 0 ) const; // return a substring
int getLength() const; // return string length
private:
int length; // string length (not counting null terminator)
char *sPtr; // pointer to start of pointer-based string

void setString( const char * ); // utility function
}; // end class String

#endif
源文件
// String class member-function and friend-function definitions.
#include <iostream>
using std::cerr;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

#include <iomanip>
using std::setw;

#include <cstring> // strcpy and strcat prototypes
using std::strcmp;
using std::strcpy;
using std::strcat;

#include <cstdlib> // exit prototype
using std::exit;

#include "String.h" // String class definition

// conversion (and default) constructor converts char * to String
String::String( const char *s )
: length( ( s != 0 ) ? strlen( s ) : 0 )
  {
cout << "Conversion (and default) constructor: " << s << endl;
setString( s ); // call utility function
} // end String conversion constructor

// copy constructor
String::String( const String © )
: length( copy.length )
  {
cout << "Copy constructor: " << copy.sPtr << endl;
setString( copy.sPtr ); // call utility function
} // end String copy constructor

// Destructor
String::~String()
  {
cout << "Destructor: " << sPtr << endl;
delete [] sPtr; // release pointer-based string memory
} // end ~String destructor

// overloaded = operator; avoids self assignment
const String &String::operator=( const String &right )
  {
cout << "operator= called" << endl;

if ( &right != this ) // avoid self assignment
 {
delete [] sPtr; // prevents memory leak
length = right.length; // new String length
setString( right.sPtr ); // call utility function
} // end if
else
cout << "Attempted assignment of a String to itself" << endl;

return *this; // enables cascaded assignments
} // end function operator=

// concatenate right operand to this object and store in this object
const String &String::operator+=( const String &right )
  {
size_t newLength = length + right.length; // new length
char *tempPtr = new char[ newLength + 1 ]; // create memory

strcpy( tempPtr, sPtr ); // copy sPtr
strcpy( tempPtr + length, right.sPtr ); // copy right.sPtr

delete [] sPtr; // reclaim old space
sPtr = tempPtr; // assign new array to sPtr
length = newLength; // assign new length to length
return *this; // enables cascaded calls
} // end function operator+=

// is this String empty?
bool String::operator!() const
  {
return length == 0;
} // end function operator!

// Is this String equal to right String?
bool String::operator==( const String &right ) const
  {
return strcmp( sPtr, right.sPtr ) == 0;
} // end function operator==

// Is this String less than right String?
bool String::operator<( const String &right ) const
  {
return strcmp( sPtr, right.sPtr ) < 0;
} // end function operator<

// return reference to character in String as a modifiable lvalue
char &String::operator[]( int subscript )
  {
// test for subscript out of range
if ( subscript < 0 || subscript >= length )
 {
cerr << "Error: Subscript " << subscript
<< " out of range" << endl;
exit( 1 ); // terminate program
} // end if

return sPtr[ subscript ]; // non-const return; modifiable lvalue
} // end function operator[]

// return reference to character in String as rvalue
char String::operator[]( int subscript ) const
  {
// test for subscript out of range
if ( subscript < 0 || subscript >= length )
 {
cerr << "Error: Subscript " << subscript
<< " out of range" << endl;
exit( 1 ); // terminate program
} // end if

return sPtr[ subscript ]; // returns copy of this element
} // end function operator[]

// return a substring beginning at index and of length subLength
String String::operator()( int index, int subLength ) const
  {
// if index is out of range or substring length < 0,
// return an empty String object
if ( index < 0 || index >= length || subLength < 0 )
return ""; // converted to a String object automatically

// determine length of substring
int len;

if ( ( subLength == 0 ) || ( index + subLength > length ) )
len = length - index;
else
len = subLength;

// allocate temporary array for substring and
// terminating null character
char *tempPtr = new char[ len + 1 ];

// copy substring into char array and terminate string
strncpy( tempPtr, &sPtr[ index ], len );
tempPtr[ len ] = '\0';

// create temporary String object containing the substring
String tempString( tempPtr );
delete [] tempPtr; // delete temporary array
return tempString; // return copy of the temporary String
} // end function operator()

// return string length
int String::getLength() const
  {
return length;
} // end function getLength

// utility function called by constructors and operator=
void String::setString( const char *string2 )
  {
sPtr = new char[ length + 1 ]; // allocate memory

if ( string2 != 0 ) // if string2 is not null pointer, copy contents
strcpy( sPtr, string2 ); // copy literal to object
else // if string2 is a null pointer, make this an empty string
sPtr[ 0 ] = '\0'; // empty string
} // end function setString

// overloaded output operator
ostream &operator<<( ostream &output, const String &s )
  {
output << s.sPtr;
return output; // enables cascading
} // end function operator<<

// overloaded input operator
istream &operator>>( istream &input, String &s )
  {
char temp[ 100 ]; // buffer to store input
input >> setw( 100 ) >> temp;
s = temp; // use String class assignment operator
return input; // enables cascading
} // end function operator>>
***********************************测试的代码****************************************************
// String class test program.
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::boolalpha;

#include "String.h"

int main()
  {
String s1( "happy" );
String s2( " birthday" );
String s3;

// test overloaded equality and relational operators
cout << "s1 is \"" << s1 << "\"; s2 is \"" << s2
<< "\"; s3 is \"" << s3 << '\"'
<< boolalpha << "\n\nThe results of comparing s2 and s1:"
<< "\ns2 == s1 yields " << ( s2 == s1 )
<< "\ns2 != s1 yields " << ( s2 != s1 )
<< "\ns2 > s1 yields " << ( s2 > s1 )
<< "\ns2 < s1 yields " << ( s2 < s1 )
<< "\ns2 >= s1 yields " << ( s2 >= s1 )
<< "\ns2 <= s1 yields " << ( s2 <= s1 );

// test overloaded String empty (!) operator
cout << "\n\nTesting !s3:" << endl;

if ( !s3 )
 {
cout << "s3 is empty; assigning s1 to s3;" << endl;
s3 = s1; // test overloaded assignment
cout << "s3 is \"" << s3 << "\"";
} // end if

// test overloaded String concatenation operator
cout << "\n\ns1 += s2 yields s1 = ";
s1 += s2; // test overloaded concatenation
cout << s1;

// test conversion constructor
cout << "\n\ns1 += \" to you\" yields" << endl;
s1 += " to you"; // test conversion constructor
cout << "s1 = " << s1 << "\n\n";

// test overloaded function call operator () for substring
cout << "The substring of s1 starting at\n"
<< "location 0 for 14 characters, s1(0, 14), is:\n"
<< s1( 0, 14 ) << "\n\n";

// test substring "to-end-of-String" option
cout << "The substring of s1 starting at\n"
<< "location 15, s1(15), is: "
<< s1( 15 ) << "\n\n";

// test copy constructor
String *s4Ptr = new String( s1 );
cout << "\n*s4Ptr = " << *s4Ptr << "\n\n";

// test assignment (=) operator with self-assignment
cout << "assigning *s4Ptr to *s4Ptr" << endl;
*s4Ptr = *s4Ptr; // test overloaded assignment
cout << "*s4Ptr = " << *s4Ptr << endl;

// test destructor
delete s4Ptr;

// test using subscript operator to create a modifiable lvalue
s1[ 0 ] = 'H';
s1[ 6 ] = 'B';
cout << "\ns1 after s1[0] = 'H' and s1[6] = 'B' is: "
<< s1 << "\n\n";

// test subscript out of range
cout << "Attempt to assign 'd' to s1[30] yields:" << endl;
s1[ 30 ] = 'd'; // ERROR: subscript out of range
return 0;
} // end main
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