indexing
	description: "Objects that ..."
	author: ""
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	EV_GTK_C_STRING

create
	make, make_from_pointer, make_from_ascii_string

convert
	make_from_ascii_string ({STRING})
	
	
feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make, make_from_ascii_string (a_string: STRING) is
			-- Create a UTF8 string from `a_string'
		require
			a_string_not_void: a_string /= Void
		local
			a_string_value: ANY
		do
			a_string_value := a_string.to_c
				-- String count doesn't take the null character in to account
			create managed_data.make_from_pointer ($a_string_value, a_string.count + 1)
		end

	make_from_pointer (a_ptr: POINTER) is
			-- Set `Current' to use `a_ptr'
		require
			a_pointer_valid: a_ptr /= default_pointer
		local
			a_string: STRING
		do
			create a_string.make_from_c (a_ptr)
			make (a_string)
		end

feature -- Access

	item: POINTER is
			-- Pointer to the UTF8 string
		do
			Result := managed_data.item
		end

	string: STRING is
			-- Locale string representation of the UTF8 string
		do
			create Result.make_from_c (item)
		end	

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	managed_data: MANAGED_POINTER
		-- Pointer to the UTF8 string
	

end -- class EV_GTK_C_STRING

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