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	/** Mac OS Roman */
	OFStringEncodingMacRoman,
	/** KOI8-R */
	OFStringEncodingKOI8R,
	/** KOI8-U */
	OFStringEncodingKOI8U,
	/** Try to automatically detect the encoding */
	OFStringEncodingAutodetect = -1
} OFStringEncoding;

/**
 * @brief Options for searching in strings.
 *
 * This is a bit mask.
 */

 */
typedef void (^OFStringLineEnumerationBlock)(OFString *line, bool *stop);
#endif

#ifdef __OBJC__
@class OFArray OF_GENERIC(ObjectType);
@class OFCharacterSet;
@class OFURI;

/**
 * @class OFString OFString.h ObjFW/OFString.h
 *
 * @brief A class for handling strings.
 */
@interface OFString: OFObject <OFCopying, OFMutableCopying, OFComparing,

 * @ref OFOutOfRangeException is thrown.
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) unsigned long long unsignedLongLongValue;

/**
 * @brief The float value of the string as a float.
 *

 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The string cannot be parsed as a `float`
 * @throw OFOutOfRangeException The value cannot be represented as a `float`
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) float floatValue;

/**
 * @brief The double value of the string as a double.
 *

 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The string cannot be parsed as a `double`
 * @throw OFOutOfRangeException The value cannot be represented as a `double`
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) double doubleValue;

/**
 * @brief 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.
 *
 * The returned string is *not* null-terminated.
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) const OFUnichar *characters
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief The string in UTF-16 encoding with native byte order.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * The returned string is null-terminated.
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) const OFChar16 *UTF16String
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief The length of the string in UTF-16 characters.
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) size_t UTF16StringLength;

/**
 * @brief The string in UTF-32 encoding with native byte order.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * The returned string is null-terminated.
 */
@property (readonly, nonatomic) const OFChar32 *UTF32String
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief The string with leading whitespaces deleted.
 */

+ (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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
+ (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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
+ (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, if possible.
 *
 * If initialization fails for whatever reason, the passed C string is *not*
 * free'd if `freeWhenDone` is true.
 *
 * @note OFMutableString always creates a copy!
 *
 * @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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (char *)UTF8String
			      freeWhenDone: (bool)freeWhenDone;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string with the
 *	  specified length without copying the string, if possible.
 *
 * If initialization fails for whatever reason, the passed C string is *not*
 * free'd if `freeWhenDone` is true.
 *
 * @note OFMutableString always creates a copy!
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param UTF8StringLength The length of the UTF-8 encoded C string
 * @param freeWhenDone Whether to free the C string when the OFString gets
 *		       deallocated
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (char *)UTF8String
				    length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength
			      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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithCString: (const char *)cString
			 encoding: (OFStringEncoding)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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithCString: (const char *)cString
			 encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding
			   length: (size_t)cStringLength;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from OFData with the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param data OFData with the contents of the string
 * @param encoding The encoding in which the string is stored in the OFData
 * @return An new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithData: (OFData *)data
		      encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from another string.
 *

 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithCharacters: (const OFUnichar *)characters
			      length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string with the
 *	  specified length.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			       length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string, assuming the
 *	  specified byte order if no byte order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			    byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-16 encoded string with the
 *	  specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no byte order
 *	  mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			       length: (size_t)length
			    byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-32 encoded string.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-32 encoded string with the
 *	  specified length.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-32 string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			       length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-32 encoded string, assuming the
 *	  specified byte order if no byte order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			    byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-32 encoded string with the
 *	  specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no byte order
 *	  mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-32 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			       length: (size_t)length
			    byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @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, `%C` for `OFUnichar` and `%S` for
 * `const OFUnichar *`.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The resulting string is not in not in UTF-8
 *				     encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithFormat: (OFConstantString *)format, ...;

# ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
/**
 * @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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
+ (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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString *)path
				encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
# endif

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URI.
 *
 * If the URI's scheme is file, it tries UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * If the URI'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 URI The URI to the contents for the string
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the expected encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURI: (OFURI *)URI;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URI in the
 *	  specified encoding.
 *
 * @param URI The URI to the contents for the string
 * @param encoding The encoding to assume
 * @return A new autoreleased OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
+ (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURI: (OFURI *)URI
			       encoding: (OFStringEncoding)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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF8String: (const char *)UTF8String
			    length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from an UTF-8 encoded C
 *	  string without copying the string, if possible.
 *
 * If initialization fails for whatever reason, the passed C string is *not*
 * free'd if `freeWhenDone` is true.
 *
 * @note OFMutableString always creates 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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (char *)UTF8String
			    freeWhenDone: (bool)freeWhenDone;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from an UTF-8 encoded C
 *	  string with the specified length without copying the string, if
 *	  possible.
 *
 * If initialization fails for whatever reason, the passed C string is *not*
 * free'd if `freeWhenDone` is true.
 *
 * @note OFMutableString always creates a copy!
 *
 * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
 * @param UTF8StringLength The length of the UTF-8 encoded C string
 * @param freeWhenDone Whether to free the C string when it is not needed
 *		       anymore
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (char *)UTF8String
				  length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength
			    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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithCString: (const char *)cString
		       encoding: (OFStringEncoding)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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithCString: (const char *)cString
		       encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding
			 length: (size_t)cStringLength;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from OFData with the
 *	  specified encoding.
 *
 * @param data OFData with the contents of the string
 * @param encoding The encoding in which the string is stored in the OFData
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithData: (OFData *)data
		    encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with another string.
 *

 */
- (instancetype)initWithCharacters: (const OFUnichar *)characters
			    length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string with
 *	  the specified length.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			     length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string,
 *	  assuming the specified byte order if no byte order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			  byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-16 string with
 *	  the specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no byte
 *	  order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-16 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-16 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-16-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF16String: (const OFChar16 *)string
			     length: (size_t)length
			  byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-32 string.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-32 string with
 *	  the specified length
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-32 string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			     length: (size_t)length;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-32 string,
 *	  assuming the specified byte order if no byte order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			  byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with a UTF-32 string with
 *	  the specified length, assuming the specified byte order if no byte
 *	  order mark is found.
 *
 * @param string A zero-terminated UTF-32 string
 * @param length The length of the UTF-32 string
 * @param byteOrder The byte order to assume if there is no byte order mark
 * @return An initialized OFString
 */
- (instancetype)initWithUTF32String: (const OFChar32 *)string
			     length: (size_t)length
			  byteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder;

/**
 * @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, `%C` for `OFUnichar` and `%S` for
 * `const OFUnichar *`.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The resulting string is not in not in UTF-8
 *				     encoding
 */
- (instancetype)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, `%C` for `OFUnichar` and `%S` for
 * `const OFUnichar *`.
 *
 * @param format A string used as format to initialize the OFString
 * @param arguments The arguments used in the format string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The resulting string is not in not in UTF-8
 *				     encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithFormat: (OFConstantString *)format
		     arguments: (va_list)arguments;

# ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
/**
 * @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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not properly UTF-8-encoded
 */
- (instancetype)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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString *)path
			      encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
# endif

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified URI.
 *
 * If the URI's scheme is file, it tries UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * If the URI'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 URI The URI to the contents for the string
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the expected encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithContentsOfURI: (OFURI *)URI;

/**
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the
 *	  specified URI in the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param URI The URI to the contents for the string
 * @param encoding The encoding to assume
 * @return An initialized OFString
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
 */
- (instancetype)initWithContentsOfURI: (OFURI *)URI
			     encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

/**
 * @brief Writes the OFString into the specified C string with the specified
 *	  encoding.
 *
 * @param cString The C string to write into
 * @param maxLength The maximum number of bytes to write into the C string,
 *		    including the terminating zero
 * @param encoding The encoding to use for writing into the C string
 * @return The number of bytes written into the C string, without the
 *	   terminating zero
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (size_t)getCString: (char *)cString
	   maxLength: (size_t)maxLength
	    encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

/**
 * @brief Writes the OFString into the specified C string with the specified

 *
 * 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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (const char *)cStringWithEncoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief Returns the OFString as a C string in the specified encoding,
 *	  replacing characters that cannot be represented in the specified

/**
 * @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.
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (size_t)cStringLengthWithEncoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

/**
 * @brief Compares the string to another string.
 *
 * @param string The string to compare the string to

 * @ref OFOutOfRangeException is thrown.
 *
 * @param base The base to use. If the base is 0, base 16 is assumed if the
 * 	       string starts with 0x (after stripping white spaces). If the
 * 	       string starts with 0, base 8 is assumed. Otherwise, base 10 is
 * 	       assumed.
 * @return The value of the string in the specified base
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The string cannot be parsed as a `long long`
 * @throw OFOutOfRangeException The value cannot be represented as a `long long`
 */
- (long long)longLongValueWithBase: (unsigned char)base;

/**
 * @brief The value of the string in the specified base as an
 *	  `unsigned long long`.
 *
 * Leading and trailing whitespaces are ignored.
 *
 * If the string contains any non-number characters, an
 * @ref OFInvalidFormatException is thrown.
 *
 * If the number is too big to fit into an `unsigned long long`, an
 * @ref OFOutOfRangeException is thrown.
 *
 * @param base The base to use. If the base is 0, base 16 is assumed if the
 * 	       string starts with 0x (after stripping white spaces). If the
 * 	       string starts with 0, base 8 is assumed. Otherwise, base 10 is
 * 	       assumed.
 * @return The value of the string in the specified base
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The string cannot be parsed as an
 *				   `unsigned long long`
 * @throw OFOutOfRangeException The value cannot be represented as an
 *				`unsigned long long`
 */
- (unsigned long long)unsignedLongLongValueWithBase: (unsigned char)base;

/**
 * @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
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string was not properly UTF-8-encoded
 *				     after formatting it
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
 */
- (OFString *)stringByAppendingFormat: (OFConstantString *)format, ...;

/**
 * @brief Creates a new string by appending the specified format.
 *
 * @param format A format string which generates the string to append
 * @param arguments The arguments used in the format string
 * @return A new, autoreleased OFString with the specified format appended
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string was not properly UTF-8-encoded
 *				     after formatting it
 * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
 */
- (OFString *)stringByAppendingFormat: (OFConstantString *)format
			    arguments: (va_list)arguments;









/**
 * @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 are:
 *		    * None yet, pass 0
 * @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: (OFRange)range;

/**
 * @brief Returns the string in UTF-16 encoding with the specified byte order.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * The returned string is null-terminated.
 *
 * @param byteOrder The byte order for the UTF-16 encoding
 * @return The string in UTF-16 encoding with the specified byte order
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in UTF-16
 */
- (const OFChar16 *)UTF16StringWithByteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief Returns the string in UTF-32 encoding with the specified byte order.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * The returned string is null-terminated.
 *
 * @param byteOrder The byte order for the UTF-32 encoding
 * @return The string in UTF-32 encoding with the specified byte order
 */
- (const OFChar32 *)UTF32StringWithByteOrder: (OFByteOrder)byteOrder
    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;

/**
 * @brief Returns the string as OFData with the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param encoding The encoding to use for the returned OFData
 * @return The string as OFData with the specified encoding
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (OFData *)dataWithEncoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

# ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
/**
 * @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;

/**
 * @brief Writes the string into the specified file using the specified
 *	  encoding.
 *
 * @param path The path of the file to write to
 * @param encoding The encoding to use to write the string into the file
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (void)writeToFile: (OFString *)path encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
# endif

/**
 * @brief Writes the string to the specified URI using UTF-8 encoding.
 *
 * @param URI The URI to write to
 */
- (void)writeToURI: (OFURI *)URI;

/**
 * @brief Writes the string to the specified URI using the specified encoding.
 *
 * @param URI The URI to write to
 * @param encoding The encoding to use to write the string to the URI
 * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string cannot be represented in the
 *				     specified encoding
 */
- (void)writeToURI: (OFURI *)URI encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;

# ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/**
 * Enumerates all lines in the receiver using the specified block.
 *
 * @brief block The block to call for each line
 */

#include "OFMutableString.h"
#ifdef __OBJC__
# import "OFString+CryptographicHashing.h"
# import "OFString+JSONParsing.h"
# ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
#  import "OFString+PathAdditions.h"
# endif
# import "OFString+PercentEncoding.h"
# import "OFString+PropertyListParsing.h"
# import "OFString+Serialization.h"
# import "OFString+XMLEscaping.h"
# import "OFString+XMLUnescaping.h"
#endif

#if defined(__OBJC__) && !defined(NSINTEGER_DEFINED) && !__has_feature(modules)
/*
 * Very *ugly* hack required for string boxing literals to work.