ObjFW  Documentation

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
 *   Jonathan Schleifer <js@webkeks.org>
 *
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the
 * Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in
 * the packaging of this file.
 *
 * Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
 * Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file
 * LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
 * file.
 */

#ifndef __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
# define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
#endif
#ifndef __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
# define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
#endif

#include <stdarg.h>
#include <inttypes.h>

#import "OFObject.h"
#import "OFSerialization.h"
#import "OFJSONRepresentation.h"

@class OFConstantString;

typedef uint32_t of_unichar_t;

/*!
 * @brief The encoding of a string.
 */
typedef enum of_string_encoding_t {
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8,
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_ASCII,
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_ISO_8859_1,
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_ISO_8859_15,
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_WINDOWS_1252,
	OF_STRING_ENCODING_AUTODETECT = 0xFF
} of_string_encoding_t;

enum {
	OF_STRING_SEARCH_BACKWARDS = 1,
	OF_STRING_SKIP_EMPTY	   = 2
};

/* FIXME */
#define OF_STRING_ENCODING_NATIVE OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8

#ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
typedef void (^of_string_line_enumeration_block_t)(OFString *line, BOOL *stop);
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
extern int of_string_utf8_check(const char*, size_t, size_t*);
extern size_t of_string_utf8_encode(of_unichar_t, char*);
extern size_t of_string_utf8_decode(const char*, size_t, of_unichar_t*);
extern size_t of_string_utf8_get_index(const char*, size_t);
extern size_t of_string_utf8_get_position(const char*, size_t, size_t);
extern size_t of_unicode_string_length(const of_unichar_t*);
extern size_t of_utf16_string_length(const uint16_t*);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

@class OFArray;
@class OFURL;

/*!
 * @brief A class for handling strings.
 */
@interface OFString: OFObject <OFCopying, OFMutableCopying, OFComparing,
    OFSerialization, OFJSONRepresentation>
#ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
@property (readonly) size_t length;
#endif

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString.
 *
 * @return A new, autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string.
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8String: (const char*)UTF8String;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string with the
 *	  specified length.
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param UTF8StringLength The length of the UTF-8 encoded C string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8String: (const char*)UTF8String
			      length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string without copying
 *	  the string.
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param freeWhenDone Whether to free the C string when the OFString gets
 *		       deallocated
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (const char*)UTF8String
			      freeWhenDone: (BOOL)freeWhenDone;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a C string with the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param cString A C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param encoding The encoding of the C string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithCString: (const char*)cString
			 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a C string with the specified encoding
 *	  and length.
 *
 * @param cString A C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param encoding The encoding of the C string
 * @param cStringLength The length of the C string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithCString: (const char*)cString
			 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
			   length: (size_t)cStringLength;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from another string.
 *
 * @param string A string to initialize the OFString with
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a unicode string.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a unicode string, assuming the specified
 *	  byte order if no BOM is found.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
			      byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a unicode string with the specified
 *	  length.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
				 length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a unicode string with the specified
 *	  length, assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is found.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
			      byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder
				 length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string, assuming the
 *	  specified byte order if no BOM is found.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
			    byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string with the specified
 *	  length.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
			       length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string with the
 *	  specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is
 *	  found.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
			    byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder
			       length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a format string.
 *
 * See printf for the format syntax. As an addition, %@ is available as format
 * specifier for objects.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithFormat: (OFConstantString*)format, ...;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString containing the constructed specified path.
 *
 * @param firstComponent The first component of the path
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithPath: (OFString*)firstComponent, ... OF_SENTINEL;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified UTF-8
 *	  encoded file.
 *
 * @param path The path to the file
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified file in the
 *	  specified encoding.
 *
 * @param path The path to the file
 * @param encoding The encoding of the file
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
				encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URL.
 *
 * If the URL's scheme is file, it tries UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * If the URL's scheme is http(s), it tries to detect the encoding from the HTTP
 * headers. If it could not detect the encoding using the HTTP headers, it tries
 * UTF-8.
 *
 * @param URL The URL to the contents for the string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URL in the
 *	  specified encoding.
 *
 * @param URL The URL to the contents for the string
 * @param encoding The encoding to assume
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
			       encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C
 *	  string.
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF8String: (const char*)UTF8String;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C
 *	  string with the specified length.
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param UTF8StringLength The length of the UTF-8 encoded C string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF8String: (const char*)UTF8String
	      length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from an UTF-8 encoded C
 *	  string without copying it, if possible.
 *
 * @note Mutable versions always create a copy!
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param freeWhenDone Whether to free the C string when it is not needed
 *		       anymore
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (const char*)UTF8String
	      freeWhenDone: (BOOL)freeWhenDone;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from a C string with the
 *	  specified encoding.
 *
 * @param cString A C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param encoding The encoding of the C string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithCString: (const char*)cString
	 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from a C string with the
 *	  specified encoding and length.
 *
 * @param cString A C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param encoding The encoding of the C string
 * @param cStringLength The length of the C string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithCString: (const char*)cString
	 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
	   length: (size_t)cStringLength;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with another string.
 *
 * @param string A string to initialize the OFString with
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a unicode string.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a unicode string,
 *	  assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is found.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
	      byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a unicode string with
 *	  the specified length.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
		 length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a unicode string with
 *	  the specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is
 *	  found.
 *
 * @param string The unicode string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @param length The length of the unicode string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUnicodeString: (const of_unichar_t*)string
	      byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder
		 length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string,
 *	  assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is found.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
	    byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string with
 *	  the specified length.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
	       length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string with
 *	  the specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no BOM is
 *	  found.
 *
 * @param string The UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no BOM
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithUTF16String: (const uint16_t*)string
	    byteOrder: (of_byte_order_t)byteOrder
	       length: (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a format string.
 *
 * See printf for the format syntax. As an addition, %@ is available as format
 * specifier for objects.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithFormat: (OFConstantString*)format, ...;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a format string.
 *
 * See printf for the format syntax. As an addition, %@ is available as format
 * specifier for objects.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @param arguments The arguments used in the format string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithFormat: (OFConstantString*)format
       arguments: (va_list)arguments;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the constructed
 *	  specified path.
 *
 * @param firstComponent The first component of the path
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
- initWithPath: (OFString*)firstComponent, ... OF_SENTINEL;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the constructed
 *	  specified path.
 *
 * @param firstComponent The first component of the path
 * @param arguments A va_list with the other components of the path
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
- initWithPath: (OFString*)firstComponent
     arguments: (va_list)arguments;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified file in the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param path The path to the file
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified file in the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param path The path to the file
 * @param encoding The encoding of the file
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
		encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified URL.
 *
 * If the URL's scheme is file, it tries UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * If the URL's scheme is http(s), it tries to detect the encoding from the HTTP
 * headers. If it could not detect the encoding using the HTTP headers, it tries
 * UTF-8.
 *
 * @param URL The URL to the contents for the string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified URL in the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param URL The URL to the contents for the string
 * @param encoding The encoding to assume
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
	       encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the OFString as a UTF-8 encoded C string.
 *
 * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
 * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
 * copy it.
 *
 * @return The OFString as a UTF-8 encoded C string
 */
- (const char*)UTF8String OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the OFString as a C string in the specified encoding.
 *
 * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
 * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
 * copy it.
 *
 * @param encoding The encoding for the C string
 * @return The OFString as a C string in the specified encoding
 */
- (const char*)cStringWithEncoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the length of the string in Unicode characters.
 *
 * @return The length of the string in Unicode characters
 */
- (size_t)length;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the number of bytes the string needs in UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * @return The number of bytes the string needs in UTF-8 encoding.
 */
- (size_t)UTF8StringLength;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the number of bytes the string needs in the specified
 *	  encoding.
 *
 * @param encoding The encoding for the string
 * @return The number of bytes the string needs in the specified encoding.
 */
- (size_t)cStringLengthWithEncoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;

/*!
 * @brief Compares the OFString to another OFString without caring about the
 *	  case.
 *
 * @param otherString A string to compare with
 * @return An of_comparison_result_t
 */
- (of_comparison_result_t)caseInsensitiveCompare: (OFString*)otherString;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the Unicode character at the specified index.
 *
 * @param index The index of the Unicode character to return
 * @return The Unicode character at the specified index
 */
- (of_unichar_t)characterAtIndex: (size_t)index;

/*!
 * @brief Copies the Unicode characters in the specified range to the specified
 *	  buffer.
 *
 * @param buffer The buffer to store the Unicode characters
 * @param range The range of the Unicode characters to copy
 */
- (void)getCharacters: (of_unichar_t*)buffer
	      inRange: (of_range_t)range;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the range of the first occurrence of the string.
 *
 * @param string The string to search
 * @return The range of the first occurrence of the string or a range with
 *	   OF_NOT_FOUND as start position if it was not found
 */
- (of_range_t)rangeOfString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the range of the string.
 *
 * @param string The string to search
 * @param options Options modifying search behaviour.
 *		  Possible values:
 *		    * OF_STRING_SEARCH_BACKWARDS
 * @return The range of the first occurrence of the string or a range with
 *	   OF_NOT_FOUND as start position if it was not found
 */
- (of_range_t)rangeOfString: (OFString*)string
		    options: (int)options;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the range of the string in the specified range.
 *
 * @param string The string to search
 * @param options Options modifying search behaviour.
 *		  Possible values:
 *		    * OF_STRING_SEARCH_BACKWARDS
 * @param range The range in which to search
 * @return The range of the first occurrence of the string or a range with
 *	   OF_NOT_FOUND as start position if it was not found
 */
- (of_range_t)rangeOfString: (OFString*)string
		    options: (int)options
		      range: (of_range_t)range;

/*!
 * @brief Returns whether the string contains the specified string.
 *
 * @param string The string to search
 * @return Whether the string contains the specified string
 */
- (BOOL)containsString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a substring with the specified range.
 *
 * @param range The range of the substring
 * @return The substring as a new autoreleased OFString
 */
- (OFString*)substringWithRange: (of_range_t)range;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by appending another string.
 *
 * @param string The string to append
 * @return A new, autoreleased OFString with the specified string appended
 */
- (OFString*)stringByAppendingString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by appending the specified format.
 *
 * @param format A format string which generates the string to append
 * @return A new, autoreleased OFString with the specified format appended
 */
- (OFString*)stringByAppendingFormat: (OFConstantString*)format, ...;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by appending a path component.
 *
 * @param component The path component to append
 * @return A new, autoreleased OFString with the path component appended
 */
- (OFString*)stringByAppendingPathComponent: (OFString*)component;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by prepending another string.
 *
 * @param string The string to prepend
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString with the specified string prepended
 */
- (OFString*)stringByPrependingString: (OFString*)string;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by replacing the occurrences of the specified
 *	  string with the specified replacement.
 *
 * @param string The string to replace
 * @param replacement The string with which it should be replaced
 * @return A new string with the occurrences of the specified string replaced
 */
- (OFString*)stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: (OFString*)string
				       withString: (OFString*)replacement;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by replacing the occurrences of the specified
 *	  string in the specified range with the specified replacement.
 *
 * @param string The string to replace
 * @param replacement The string with which it should be replaced
 * @param options Options modifying search behaviour.
 *		  Possible values:
 *		    * None yet
 * @param range The range in which to replace the string
 * @return A new string with the occurrences of the specified string replaced
 */
- (OFString*)stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString: (OFString*)string
				       withString: (OFString*)replacement
					  options: (int)options
					    range: (of_range_t)range;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the string in uppercase.
 *
 * @return The string in uppercase
 */
- (OFString*)uppercaseString;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the string in lowercase.
 *
 * @return The string in lowercase
 */
- (OFString*)lowercaseString;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the string capitalized.
 *
 * @note This only considers spaces, tabs and newlines to be word delimiters!
 *	 Also note that this might change in the future to all word delimiters
 *	 specified by Unicode!
 *
 * @return The capitalized string
 */
- (OFString*)capitalizedString;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by deleting leading whitespaces.
 *
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString with leading whitespaces deleted
 */
- (OFString*)stringByDeletingLeadingWhitespaces;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by deleting trailing whitespaces.
 *
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString with trailing whitespaces deleted
 */
- (OFString*)stringByDeletingTrailingWhitespaces;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new string by deleting leading and trailing whitespaces.
 *
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString with leading and trailing whitespaces
 *	   deleted
 */
- (OFString*)stringByDeletingEnclosingWhitespaces;

/*!
 * @brief Checks whether the string has the specified prefix.
 *
 * @param prefix The prefix to check for
 * @return A boolean whether the string has the specified prefix
 */
- (BOOL)hasPrefix: (OFString*)prefix;

/*!
 * @brief Checks whether the string has the specified suffix.
 *
 * @param suffix The suffix to check for
 * @return A boolean whether the string has the specified suffix
 */
- (BOOL)hasSuffix: (OFString*)suffix;

/*!
 * @brief Separates an OFString into an OFArray of OFStrings.
 *
 * @param delimiter The delimiter for separating
 * @return An autoreleased OFArray with the separated string
 */
- (OFArray*)componentsSeparatedByString: (OFString*)delimiter;

/*!
 * @brief Separates an OFString into an OFArray of OFStrings.
 *
 * @param delimiter The delimiter for separating
 * @param options Options according to which the string should be separated.
 * 		  Possible values:
 * 		    * OF_STRING_SKIP_EMPTY
 * @return An autoreleased OFArray with the separated string
 */
- (OFArray*)componentsSeparatedByString: (OFString*)delimiter
				options: (int)options;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the components of the path.
 *
 * @return The components of the path
 */
- (OFArray*)pathComponents;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the last component of the path.
 *
 * @return The last component of the path
 */
- (OFString*)lastPathComponent;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the directory name of the path.
 *
 * @return The directory name of the path
 */
- (OFString*)stringByDeletingLastPathComponent;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the decimal value of the string as an intmax_t.
 *
 * Leading and trailing whitespaces are ignored.
 *
 * If the string contains any non-number characters, an
 * OFInvalidEncodingException is thrown.
 *
 * If the number is too big to fit into an intmax_t, an OFOutOfRangeException
 * is thrown.
 *
 * @return An intmax_t with the value of the string
 */
- (intmax_t)decimalValue;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the hexadecimal value of the string as an uintmax_t.
 *
 * Leading and trailing whitespaces are ignored.
 *
 * If the string contains any non-number characters, an
 * OFInvalidEncodingException is thrown.
 *
 * If the number is too big to fit into an uintmax_t, an OFOutOfRangeException
 * is thrown.
 *
 * @return A uintmax_t with the value of the string
 */
- (uintmax_t)hexadecimalValue;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the float value of the string as a float.
 *
 * If the string contains any non-number characters, an
 * OFInvalidEncodingException is thrown.
 *
 * @return A float with the value of the string
 */
- (float)floatValue;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the double value of the string as a double.
 *
 * If the string contains any non-number characters, an
 * OFInvalidEncodingException is thrown.
 *
 * @return A double with the value of the string
 */
- (double)doubleValue;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the string as an array of Unicode characters.
 *
 * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
 * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
 * copy it.
 *
 * @return The string as an array of Unicode characters
 */
- (const of_unichar_t*)unicodeString OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/*!
 * @brief Returns the string in big endian UTF-16 encoding.
 *
 * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
 * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
 * copy it.
 *
 * @return The string in big endian UTF-16 encoding
 */
- (const uint16_t*)UTF16String OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/*!
 * @brief Writes the string into the specified file using UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * @param path The path of the file to write to
 */
- (void)writeToFile: (OFString*)path;

#ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/*!
 * Enumerates all lines in the receiver using the specified block.
 *
 * @brief block The block to call for each line
 */
- (void)enumerateLinesUsingBlock: (of_string_line_enumeration_block_t)block;
#endif
@end

#import "OFConstantString.h"
#import "OFMutableString.h"
#import "OFString+Hashing.h"
#import "OFString+JSONValue.h"
#import "OFString+Serialization.h"
#import "OFString+URLEncoding.h"
#import "OFString+XMLEscaping.h"
#import "OFString+XMLUnescaping.h"

#ifndef NSINTEGER_DEFINED
/* Required for string boxing literals to work */
@compatibility_alias NSString OFString;
#endif