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#ifndef _long_pstring_h
#define _long_pstring_h 1

#include "object/pstring.h"
#include "storage/page_storage.h"
#include "storage/chunks_index.h"


/***************************************
* long string class.
****************************************/

class long_pstring: public pstring
{

public:
   long_pstring(long_pstring&);
   long_pstring(c_code_t = LONG_STRING_CODE);
   long_pstring(char* string, int sz, c_code_t = LONG_STRING_CODE);
   virtual ~long_pstring();

   MMDB_SIGNATURES(long_pstring);

// export function
   Boolean extract(int left, int right, char* sink);

/*
// comparison functions
   Boolean value_LS(root& x, Boolean safe) const;
   Boolean value_EQ(root& x, Boolean safe) const;
*/

// print function
   using pstring::asciiIn;
   virtual io_status asciiIn(istream&);

protected:
   chunks_index *v_str_index;
};
   
HANDLER_SIGNATURES(long_pstring)
   
#endif