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+++ b/dmd/root/lstring.c	Fri Apr 03 17:02:52 2009 +0200
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+// lstring.c
+
+// Copyright (c) 1999-2002 by Digital Mars
+// All Rights Reserved
+// written by Walter Bright
+// www.digitalmars.com
+// License for redistribution is by either the Artistic License
+// in artistic.txt, or the GNU General Public License in gnu.txt.
+// See the included readme.txt for details.
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "dchar.h"
+#include "rmem.h"
+#include "lstring.h"
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER // prevent compiler internal crash
+Lstring Lstring::zero;
+#else
+Lstring Lstring::zero = LSTRING_EMPTY();
+#endif
+
+Lstring *Lstring::ctor(const dchar *p, unsigned length)
+{
+    Lstring *s;
+
+    s = alloc(length);
+    memcpy(s->string, p, length * sizeof(dchar));
+    return s;
+}
+
+Lstring *Lstring::alloc(unsigned length)
+{
+    Lstring *s;
+
+    s = (Lstring *)mem.malloc(size(length));
+    s->length = length;
+    s->string[length] = 0;
+    return s;
+}
+
+Lstring *Lstring::append(const Lstring *s)
+{
+    Lstring *t;
+
+    if (!s->length)
+	return this;
+    t = alloc(length + s->length);
+    memcpy(t->string, string, length * sizeof(dchar));
+    memcpy(t->string + length, s->string, s->length * sizeof(dchar));
+    return t;
+}
+
+Lstring *Lstring::substring(int start, int end)
+{
+    Lstring *t;
+
+    if (start == end)
+	return &zero;
+    t = alloc(end - start);
+    memcpy(t->string, string + start, (end - start) * sizeof(dchar));
+    return t;
+}