MString updates.

MString.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
 //      Log(LOG_DEBUG_2) << "MString Copy Constructor: ";
    }
 
+   MString::MString(ZString &zstring) {
+      setSize(zstring.getLength());
+      memcpy(data, zstring.getData(), zstring.getLength());
+      cursor = data;
+   }
+
    MString::MString(std::string data) {
       setSize(data.length());
       memcpy(this->data, (char *)data.c_str(), data.length());
@@ -56,6 +62,15 @@ namespace coreutils {
       return *this;
    }
 
+   MString& MString::operator=(coreutils::MString& value) {
+      if(*this == value)
+     	  return *this;
+      int len = length;
+      setSize(length + value.getLength());
+      memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
+      return *this;
+   }
+
    MString& MString::operator=(const char *value) {
       int len = strlen(value);
       setSize(len);
@@ -77,17 +92,17 @@ namespace coreutils {
       return *this;
    }
 
-   int MString::write(char ch) {
+   MString& MString::write(char ch) {
       setSize(length + 1);
       *(data + length - 1) = ch;
-      return 1;
+      return *this;
    }
 
-   int MString::write(ZString &value) {
+   MString& MString::write(ZString &value) {
       int len = length;
       setSize(length + value.getLength());
       memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
-      return value.getLength();      
+      return *this;
    }
 
    void MString::setSize(int size) {

MString.h

@@ -42,13 +42,19 @@ namespace coreutils {
       /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
       ///
 
-      MString(const MString &zstring);
+      MString(ZString &zstring);
+
+      ///
+      /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
+      ///
+
+      MString(const MString &mstring);
 
       ///
       /// Consructor from a string.
       ///
 
-      MString(std::string string);
+      MString(std::string data);
 
       ~MString();
 
@@ -62,6 +68,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
       /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
       ///
 
+      MString& operator=(coreutils::MString& data);
+
+      ///
+      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
+      ///
+
       MString& operator=(const char *data);
 
       ///
@@ -80,13 +92,13 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
       ///
 
-      int write(char ch);
+      MString& write(char ch);
 
       ///
       ///
       ///
 
-      int write(ZString &value);
+      MString& write(ZString &value);
 
     private:
       int bufferSize = 0;

ZString.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
    std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const ZString &zstring) {
       for (char *ix = zstring.data; ix < (zstring.data + zstring.length); ++ix)
-	os << *ix;
+        os << *ix;
       return os;
    }
 
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ namespace coreutils {
       return os;
    }
 
+   std::ostream &operator+(std::ostream &os, const char *value) {
+      os << value;
+      return os;
+   }
+
    ZString::ZString() {
       data = NULL;
       length = 0;

ZString.h

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const ZString& zstring);
       friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::string& string);
       friend std::ostream& operator+(std::ostream& os, const ZString& zstring);
+      friend std::ostream& operator+(std::ostream& os, const char *value);
 
       bool operator<(const ZString &valuex) const;
       bool operator>(const ZString &valuex) const;

testing/mstring_test.cpp

@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    test4 << "this is a test.";
    std::cout << "char* operator<<: [" << test4 << "]." << std::endl;   
 
-//   coreutils::ZString temp("this is literal zstring data.");
+   // String building tests.
-//   coreutils::MString test = temp;
+   coreutils::MString test5("/this/is/a/path");
-//   std::cout << "operator=: [" << test << "]." << std::endl;   
+   coreutils::MString test6("/filename");
+   test5.write(test6);
+   std::cout << "test write: [" << test5 << "]." << std::endl;      
    
    return 0;
 }