itkFancyString.h

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#ifndef itkFancyString_h
#define itkFancyString_h

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include "itkArray.h"
#include "ITKIOXMLExport.h"

namespace itk
{

class ITKIOXML_EXPORT FancyString : public std::string
{
public:
  FancyString();
  FancyString( const std::string& str );
  FancyString( const char* s );

  FancyString& operator=( const std::string& str );
  FancyString& operator=( const char* s );

  operator const char * () const;

  // helper functions for converting a string to/from a std::vector

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& ToData( std::vector<T>& outputData, int count = -1 );

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& FromData( const std::vector<T>& inputData );

  // helper functions for converting a string to/from a itk::Array

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& ToData( Array<T>& outputData, int count = -1 );

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& FromData( const Array<T>& inputData );

  // helper functions for converting a string to/from a basic data type

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& ToData( T& outputData );

  template < typename T >
  FancyString& FromData( const T& inputData );

  // helper functions for string manipulations

  FancyString& Trim( const std::string& dislike = " \t\n\r" );

  FancyString& TrimLeft( const std::string& dislike = " \t\n\r" );

  FancyString& TrimRight( const std::string& dislike = " \t\n\r" );

  FancyString& ToUpperCase();

  FancyString& ToLowerCase();

  void Split( std::string& lpart, std::string& rpart, const std::string& delims = "=:" ) const;

  void Split( std::vector<std::string>& result, const std::string& delims = ";|" ) const;

  void Split( std::map<std::string,std::string>& result, const std::string& delims = ";|" );

  bool MatchWith( const std::string& s2, bool ignoreCase = true );

  bool StartWith( const std::string& s2, bool ignoreCase = true );

  bool EndWith( const std::string& s2, bool ignoreCase = true );

  bool ContainSub( const std::string& s2, bool ignoreCase = true );
}; // class FancyString

} // namespace itk

namespace itk
{

// manipulators for FancyString (currently only one is defined)

FancyString& operator<<( FancyString& s, void (*mf)(FancyString&) );

void ClearContent( FancyString& input );

// helper functions for converting a string to/from a std::vector

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator>>( FancyString& s, std::vector<T>& data );

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator<<( FancyString& s, const std::vector<T>& data );

// helper functions for converting a string to/from a itk::Array

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator>>( FancyString& s, Array<T>& data );

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator<<( FancyString& s, const Array<T>& data );

// helper functions for converting a string to/from a basic data type

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator>>( FancyString& s, T& data );

template < typename T >
FancyString& operator<<( FancyString& s, const T& data );

} // namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkFancyString.hxx"
#endif

#endif // itkFancyString_h