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#ifndef COSV_STR_TYPES_HXX
#define COSV_STR_TYPES_HXX


namespace csv
{

/** Provides some generally used constants.
*/
struct str
{
  public:
    typedef ::size_t    position;
    typedef ::size_t    size;

    enum constants
    {
        npos = position(-1),
        maxsize = size(-1)
    };

    enum insert_mode
    {
        overwrite = 0,
        insert = 1
    };
};


/** Is used for string comparisons.

    @collab String
    @collab various csv::compare(...) functions
*/
class CharOrder_Table
{
  public:
    /** @precond
        Parameter i_pCharWeightsArray
        must have size of 256.
    */
                        CharOrder_Table(
                            const int *         i_pCharWeightsArray );

    /** @return the weight of the char i_c.
        @precond
        Even with unusual implementations, where char has more than 8 bit,
        there must be true: 0 <= i_c < 256.
    */
    int                 operator()(
                            char                i_c ) const;
  private:
    int                 cWeights[256];
};


// IMPLEMENTATION

inline int
CharOrder_Table::operator()( char i_c ) const
    { return cWeights[ UINT8(i_c) ]; }



}   // namespace csv

#endif