#ifndef GATS_STRING_H
#define GATS_STRING_H

#include "gats/object.h"
#include <bu/string.h>

namespace Gats
{
	class String : public Gats::Object, public Bu::String
	{
	public:
		String();
		String( const char *s );
		String( const char *s, long iLength );
		String( long iLength );
		String( const String &s );
		String( const Bu::String &s );
		virtual ~String();

		virtual Object *clone() const;
		virtual Type getType() const { return typeString; }

		virtual void write( Bu::Stream &rOut ) const;
		virtual void read( Bu::Stream &rIn, char cType );

	private:
	};
};

Bu::Formatter &operator<<( Bu::Formatter &f, const Gats::String &s );

#endif