// Copyright (c) 1999-2000 David Muse
// See the COPYING file for more information.

#ifndef TEXT_H
#define TEXT_H

// The text class provides methods for performing commonly needed transforms
// on strings of text.

class text {
        public:
                static  void    upper(char *string); 
                                // converts "string" to uppercase
                static  void    lower(char *string); 
                                // converts "string" to lowercase

                static  void    rightTrim(char *string);
                                // trims all spaces off of the right hand
                                // side of "string"
                static  void    rightTrim(char *string, char character);
                                // trims all characters off of the right hand
                                // side of "string"

                static  void    leftTrim(char *string);
                                // trims all spaces off of the left hand
                                // side of "string"
                static  void    leftTrim(char *string, char character);
                                // trims all characters off of the left hand
                                // side of "string"

                static  void    bothTrim(char *string);
                                // trims all spaces off of both 
                                // sides of "string"
                static  void    bothTrim(char *string, char character);
                                // trims all characters off of both 
                                // sides of "string"

                static  void    strip(char *string, char character);
                                // strips all instances of "character"
                                // from "string"

                static  void    strip(char *string1, char *string2);
                                // strips all instances of "string2"
                                // from "string1"

                static  int     isInteger(char *val);
                                // returns 1 the string "val" is an integer
                                // and 0 if it is not an integer

                static  int     isNumber(char *val);
                                // returns 1 the string "val" is a number
                                // and 0 if it is not a number

                static  char    *httpEscape(char *input);
                                // http escapes "input" and returns it in a
                                // buffer allocated inside the function.
                                // This buffer must be deleted by the calling
                                // program.
};

#endif