VectorChar.h

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/*

CONDOR 1.06 - COnstrained, Non-linear, Direct, parallel Optimization 
              using trust Region method for high-computing load, 
              noisy functions
Copyright (C) 2004 Frank Vanden Berghen

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*/

#ifndef _INCLUDE_VectorCHAR_H
#define _INCLUDE_VectorCHAR_H

#include <stdlib.h>

class VectorChar
{
  protected:
    int np,extention;
  public: 
    char *p;
    const int &n;

    VectorChar(): np(0), extention(0), p(NULL), n(np) {};
    VectorChar(int _n);
    VectorChar(int _n, int _ext);
    VectorChar(int _n, char *d);
    VectorChar( const VectorChar& P );
    VectorChar(VectorChar *v);
    ~VectorChar();

    void extend();
    void setSize(int _n);
    void exactshape();
    void print();
    
    // only use the following method at your own risks!
    void prepareExtend(int new_extention);
    
//    int &operator [](int i) { return p[i]; };
    inline int sz() {return np;};
    char operator==( const VectorChar& );
    VectorChar& operator=( const VectorChar& P );
    operator char*() const { return p; };
//    operator unsigned*() const { return (unsigned*)p; };
//    int &operator[]( unsigned i) {return p[i];};

    void set(char c);

  private:
    void alloc();

};

#endif