/*===-- clang-c/CXString.h - C Index strings  --------------------*- C -*-===*\
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|* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
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|* This header provides the interface to C Index strings.                     *|
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#ifndef CLANG_CXSTRING_H
#define CLANG_CXSTRING_H

#include "clang-c/Platform.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * \defgroup CINDEX_STRING String manipulation routines
 * \ingroup CINDEX
 *
 * @{
 */

/**
 * \brief A character string.
 *
 * The \c CXString type is used to return strings from the interface when
 * the ownership of that string might different from one call to the next.
 * Use \c clang_getCString() to retrieve the string data and, once finished
 * with the string data, call \c clang_disposeString() to free the string.
 */
typedef struct {
  const void *data;
  unsigned private_flags;
} CXString;

/**
 * \brief Retrieve the character data associated with the given string.
 */
CINDEX_LINKAGE const char *clang_getCString(CXString string);

/**
 * \brief Free the given string.
 */
CINDEX_LINKAGE void clang_disposeString(CXString string);

/**
 * @}
 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif

