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//
// Author:      Adrian Schuur, schuur@de.ibm.com
//
// Modified By: Heidi Neuman, heidineu@de.ibm.com
//              Angel Nunez Mencias, anunez@de.ibm.com
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#ifndef _CmpiString_h_
#define _CmpiString_h_

#include "cmpidt.h"
#include "cmpift.h"
#include <string.h>

#ifndef CmpiBoolean
#define CmpiBoolean CMPIBoolean
#define CmpiRc      CMPIrc
#endif

//#include "CmpiObject.h"
//#include "CmpiObjectPath.h"
#include "CmpiStatus.h"
#include "Linkage.h"

#ifdef PEGASUS_PLATFORM_WIN32_IX86_MSVC
#define strcasecmp _stricmp
#endif

/** This class wraps a CIMOM specific string representation.
*/

class PEGASUS_CMPI_PROVIDER_LINKAGE CmpiString { //: public CmpiObject {
   friend class CmpiBroker;
   friend class CmpiData;
   friend class CmpiObjectPath;
   friend class CmpiInstance;
   friend class CmpiObject;
   friend class CmpiArgs;
   friend class CmpiArrayIdx;
private:
protected:
   void *enc;
   /** Constructor - Internal use only
   */
   CmpiString(CMPIString* c);

   /** Gets the encapsulated CMPIString.
   */
   CMPIString *getEnc() const;

public:

   /** Constructor - Empty string
   */
   CmpiString();

   /** Constructor - Copy constructor
   */
   CmpiString(const CmpiString& s);

   /** charPtr - get pointer to char* representation
   */
   const char* charPtr() const;

   /** charPtr - Case sensitive compare
   */
   CmpiBoolean equals(const char *str) const;
   CmpiBoolean equals(const CmpiString& str) const;

   /** charPtr - Case insensitive compare
   */
   CmpiBoolean equalsIgnoreCase(const char *str) const;
   CmpiBoolean equalsIgnoreCase(const CmpiString& str) const;
};

#endif


