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14
15// implementation note: the filename is kept canonicalized. any constructor
16// or assignment operator should ensure this (except the blank constructor).
17
18#include "filename.h"
19
20#include <basis/byte_array.h>
21#include <basis/functions.h>
22#include <textual/parser_bits.h>
23#include <system_helper.h>
24
25#include <stdio.h>
26#include <sys/stat.h>
27#include <sys/types.h>
28#if defined(__UNIX__) || defined(__GNU_WINDOWS__)
29 #include <unistd.h>
30#else
31 #include <io.h>
32#endif
33
34#undef LOG
35#define LOG(to_print) printf("%s::%s: %s\n", static_class_name(), func, astring(to_print).s())
36
37using namespace basis;
38using namespace structures;
39
40class status_info : public stat
41{
42};
43
44namespace filesystem {
45
46//#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__VMS__)
47// const char DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = '\\';
48//#elif defined(__UNIX__)
49 const char DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = '/';
50//#else
51// #error "We have no idea what the default path separator is."
52//#endif
53
54const char *NO_PARENT_DEFAULT = ".";
55 // used when no directory name can be popped off.
56
58: astring(),
59 _had_directory(false)
60{}
61
63: astring(name),
64 _had_directory(true)
65{ canonicalize(); }
66
67filename::filename(const astring &directory, const astring &name_of_file)
69 _had_directory(true)
70{
71 // if the directory is empty, use the current directory.
72 if (!directory) {
73 *this = astring(NO_PARENT_DEFAULT);
74 _had_directory = false;
75 }
76 // check for a slash on the end of the directory. add one if there is none
77 // currently.
78 bool add_slash = false;
79 if ( (directory[directory.end()] != '\\')
80 && (directory[directory.end()] != '/') ) add_slash = true;
81 if (add_slash) *this += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
82 *this += name_of_file;
84}
85
87: astring(to_copy),
88 _had_directory(to_copy._had_directory)
89{ canonicalize(); }
90
92
93astring filename::default_separator() { return astring(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, 1); }
94
95astring &filename::raw() { return *this; }
96
97const astring &filename::raw() const { return *this; }
98
99bool filename::good() const { return exists(); }
100
101bool filename::unlink() const { return ::unlink(observe()) == 0; }
102
103void filename::reset(const astring &name) {
104 *this = name;
105 _had_directory = true; // until we know better.
106 canonicalize();
107}
108
110{
111#ifdef __WIN32__
112 return "null:";
113#else
114 return "/dev/null";
115#endif
116}
117
118bool filename::separator(char is_it)
119{ return (is_it == pc_separator) || (is_it == unix_separator); }
120
122{
123 if (this == &to_copy) return *this;
124 (astring &)(*this) = to_copy;
125 _had_directory = to_copy._had_directory;
126 return *this;
127}
128
130{
131 _had_directory = true;
132 if (this == &to_copy) return *this;
133 (astring &)(*this) = to_copy;
134 canonicalize();
135 return *this;
136}
137
139{
140 astring to_return = basename();
141 filename parent_dir = parent();
142 if (parent_dir.raw().equal_to(NO_PARENT_DEFAULT)) {
143 // we haven't gone anywhere.
144 return ""; // signal that nothing was removed.
145 }
146 *this = parent_dir;
147 return to_return;
148}
149
150filename filename::parent() const { return dirname(); }
151
152void filename::push(const astring &to_push)
153{
154 *this = filename(*this, to_push);
155}
156
158{
159 FUNCDEF("canonicalize");
160 // turn all the non-default separators into the default.
161 bool found_sep = false;
162 for (int j = 0; j < length(); j++) {
163 if (separator(get(j))) {
164 found_sep = true;
165 put(j, DEFAULT_SEPARATOR);
166 }
167 }
168
169 // if there wasn't a single directory separator, then they must not have
170 // specified any directory name for this filename (although it could itself
171 // be a directory).
172 if (!found_sep) _had_directory = false;
173
174 // remove all occurrences of double separators except for the first
175 // double set, which could be a UNC filename. that's why the index below
176 // starts at one rather than zero.
177 bool saw_sep = false;
178 for (int i = 1; i < length(); i++) {
179 if (separator(get(i))) {
180 if (saw_sep) {
181 zap(i, i);
182 // two in a row is no good, except for the first two.
183 i--; // skip back one and try again.
184 continue;
185 }
186 saw_sep = true;
187 } else saw_sep = false;
188 }
189
190#ifdef __WIN32__
191 // on windows, we want to translate away from any cygwin or msys format into a more palatable
192 // version that the rest of windows understands.
193 // first, cygwin...
194//hmmm: make these into statics!
195 const astring CYGDRIVE_SENTINEL = "cygdrive";
196 const astring CYGDRIVE_PATH = astring(astring(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, 1)
197 + CYGDRIVE_SENTINEL + astring(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, 1));
198
199 // must be at least as long as the string we're looking for, plus a drive letter afterwards.
200 if ( (length() >= CYGDRIVE_PATH.length() + 1)
201 && separator(get(0))
202 && separator(get(CYGDRIVE_PATH.length() - 1))
203 && compare(CYGDRIVE_SENTINEL, 1,
204 0, CYGDRIVE_SENTINEL.length(), true) ) {
205 zap(0, CYGDRIVE_PATH.length() - 1); // whack the cygdrive portion plus two slashes.
206 insert(1, ":"); // add a colon after the imputed drive letter.
207//LOG(astring("turned cygdrive path string into: ") + *this);
208 } else {
209//LOG(astring("path didn't match so left as: ") + *this);
210 }
211
212 // now we convert msys...
213 if ( (length() >= 2) && (get(0) == DEFAULT_SEPARATOR)
215 // we seem reasonably sure now that this is a windows path hiding in msys format, but
216 // the next character needs to be a slash (if there is a next character) for it to be
217 // the windows drive form. otherwise it could be /tmp, which would obviously not be
218 // intended as a windows path.
219 if ( (length() == 2) || (get(2) == DEFAULT_SEPARATOR) ) {
220 // cool, this should be interpretable as an msys path, except for those wacky types
221 // of folks that might use a top-level single character directory name. we cannot
222 // help them, because we have made a design decision to support msys-style paths.
223 // note that this would only affect someone if they were referring to their directory on
224 // the current windows partition (c:, d:, etc.) without providing the drive letter,
225 // if they had that single character directory name (e.g., c:\x, d:\q, etc.) and even
226 // then only on the near defunct windows platform.
227 zap(0, 0); // take off initial slash.
228 insert(1, ":"); // add the obligatory colon.
229//LOG(astring("turned msys string into: ") + *this);
230 }
231 }
232
233 // if we still have a unix style path here on windows, then there will be
234 // trouble when we pass that to the OS. we are not using any cygwin or
235 // other virtualization libraries directly, so we can't rely on those to
236 // fix the path. but if we built under something like cygwin, we should
237 // have stored the real dos-style location of the virtual unix root. we
238 // will use that to replace the root '/' and this should fix most of that
239 // style of path.
240 bool inject_root = false; // assume we don't need to do anything.
241
242//LOG(astring("before root injection: ") + raw());
243
244 // condition here just checks if the path is only the root.
245 if ( (length() == 1) && separator(get(0)) ) { inject_root = true; }
246
247//if (inject_root) LOG("decided to inject root since path is '/'.");
248
249 // condition is looking for first character being a slash, and second char as alphanumeric or dash or underscore.
250 // we will currently fail detecting freaky paths that don't start off with alphanumeric or one of that small set of special chars.
251 if ( (length() >= 2)
252 && separator(get(0))
253 && ( textual::parser_bits::is_alphanumeric(get(1)) || ('-' == get(1)) || ('_' == get(1)) ) ) {
254 inject_root = true;
255//if (inject_root) LOG(astring("decided to inject root since path is compatible: ") + *this);
256 }
257
258//LOG(astring("after second phase root injection: ") + raw());
259
260 if (inject_root) {
261 // inject the actual path to the unix root in front, if we know it.
262 // if we don't know it, then a default path that's unlikely to work is idiotically plugged in.
263 insert(0, FEISTY_MEOW_VIRTUAL_UNIX_ROOT);
264//LOG(astring("turned cygdrive path string into: ") + raw());
265 }
266#endif
267
268 // we don't crop the last separator if the name's too small. for msdos
269 // names, that would be chopping a slash off the c:\ style name.
270 if (length() > 3) {
271 // zap any separators that are hiding on the end.
272 const int last = end();
273 if (separator(get(last))) zap(last, last);
274 } else if ( (length() == 2) && (get(1) == ':') ) {
275 // special case for dos drive names. we turn it back into a valid
276 // directory rather than leaving it as just "X:". that form of the name
277 // means something else under dos/windows.
278 *this += astring(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, 1);
279 }
280}
281
282char filename::drive(bool interact_with_fs) const
283{
284 // first guess: if second letter's a colon, first letter's the drive.
285 if (length() < 2)
286 return '\0';
287 if (get(1) == ':')
288 return get(0);
289 if (!interact_with_fs)
290 return '\0';
291
292 // otherwise, retrieve the file system's record for the file.
293 status_info fill;
294 if (!get_info(&fill))
295 return '\0';
296 return char('A' + fill.st_dev);
297}
298
300{
301 astring base(basename().raw());
302 int posn = base.find('.', base.end(), true);
303 if (negative(posn))
304 return "";
305 return base.substring(posn + 1, base.length() - 1);
306}
307
309{
310 astring base(basename().raw());
311 int posn = base.find('.', base.end(), true);
312 if (negative(posn))
313 return base;
314 return base.substring(0, posn - 1);
315}
316
317bool filename::get_info(status_info *to_fill) const
318{
319 int ret = stat(observe(), to_fill);
320 if (ret)
321 return false;
322 return true;
323}
324
326{
327 status_info fill;
328 if (!get_info(&fill))
329 return false;
330 return !!(fill.st_mode & S_IFDIR);
331}
332
334{
335 status_info fill;
336 if (!get_info(&fill))
337 return false;
338 return !!(fill.st_mode & S_IWRITE);
339}
340
342{
343 status_info fill;
344 if (!get_info(&fill))
345 return false;
346 return !!(fill.st_mode & S_IREAD);
347}
348
350{
351 status_info fill;
352 if (!get_info(&fill))
353 return false;
354 return !!(fill.st_mode & S_IEXEC);
355}
356
358{
359 status_info fill;
360 if (!get_info(&fill))
361 return false;
362#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__VMS__)
363//hmmm: is there a corresponding set of functions for windows, where applicable?
364 bool weird = false;
365#else
366 bool weird = S_ISCHR(fill.st_mode)
367 || S_ISBLK(fill.st_mode)
368 || S_ISFIFO(fill.st_mode)
369 || S_ISSOCK(fill.st_mode);
370#endif
371 return !weird;
372}
373
374int filename::find_last_separator(const astring &look_at) const
375{
376 int last_sep = -1;
377 int sep = 0;
378 while (sep >= 0) {
379 sep = look_at.find(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, last_sep + 1);
380 if (sep >= 0) last_sep = sep;
381 }
382 return last_sep;
383}
384
386{
387 astring basename = *this;
388 int last_sep = find_last_separator(basename);
389 if (last_sep >= 0) basename.zap(0, last_sep);
390 return basename;
391}
392
394{
395 astring dirname = *this;
396 int last_sep = find_last_separator(dirname);
397 // we don't accept ripping off the first slash.
398 if (last_sep >= 1) {
399 // we can rip the slash and suffix off to get the directory name. however,
400 // this might be in the form X: on windows. if they want the slash to
401 // remain, they can use the dirname that appends it.
402 dirname.zap(last_sep, dirname.end());
403 } else {
404 if (get(0) == DEFAULT_SEPARATOR) {
405 // handle when we're up at the top of the filesystem. on unix, once
406 // you hit the root, you can keep going up but you still remain at
407 // the root. similarly on windoze, if there's no drive name in there.
408 dirname = astring(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, 1);
409 } else {
410 // there's no slash at all in the filename any more. we assume that
411 // the directory is the current one, if no other information is
412 // available. this default is already used by some code.
413 dirname = NO_PARENT_DEFAULT;
414 }
415 }
416 return dirname;
417}
418
419astring filename::dirname(bool add_slash) const
420{
421 astring tempname = dirname().raw();
422 if (add_slash) tempname += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
423 return tempname;
424}
425
427{
428 if (is_directory())
429 return true;
430 // if the file name is empty, that cannot exist.
431 if (!length())
432 return false;
433 return is_readable();
434}
435
436bool filename::legal_character(char to_check)
437{
438 switch (to_check) {
439 case ':': case ';':
440 case '\\': case '/':
441 case '*': case '?': case '$': case '&': case '|':
442 case '\'': case '"': case '`':
443 case '(': case ')':
444 case '[': case ']':
445 case '<': case '>':
446 case '{': case '}':
447 return false;
448 default: return true;
449 }
450}
451
452void filename::detooth_filename(astring &to_clean, char replacement)
453{
454 for (int i = 0; i < to_clean.length(); i++) {
455 if (!legal_character(to_clean[i]))
456 to_clean[i] = replacement;
457 }
458}
459
464
465void filename::pack(byte_array &packed_form) const
466{
467 attach(packed_form, int(_had_directory));
468 astring::pack(packed_form);
469}
470
471bool filename::unpack(byte_array &packed_form)
472{
473 int temp;
474 if (!detach(packed_form, temp))
475 return false;
476 _had_directory = temp;
477 if (!astring::unpack(packed_form))
478 return false;
479 return true;
480}
481
482void filename::separate(bool &rooted, string_array &pieces) const
483{
484 pieces.reset();
485 const astring &raw_form = raw();
486 astring accumulator; // holds the names we find.
487 rooted = raw_form.length() && separator(raw_form[0]);
488 for (int i = 0; i < raw_form.length(); i++) {
489 if (separator(raw_form[i])) {
490 // this is a separator character, so eat it and add the accumulated
491 // string to the list.
492 if (i && accumulator.length()) pieces += accumulator;
493 // now reset our accumulated text.
494 accumulator = astring::empty_string();
495 } else {
496 // not a separator, so just accumulate it.
497 accumulator += raw_form[i];
498 }
499 }
500 if (accumulator.length()) pieces += accumulator;
501}
502
503void filename::join(bool rooted, const string_array &pieces)
504{
505 astring constructed_name; // we'll make a filename here.
506 if (rooted) constructed_name += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
507 for (int i = 0; i < pieces.length(); i++) {
508 constructed_name += pieces[i];
509 if (!i || (i != pieces.length() - 1))
510 constructed_name += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
511 }
512 *this = constructed_name;
513}
514
515bool filename::base_compare_prefix(const filename &to_compare,
516 string_array &first, string_array &second)
517{
518 bool first_rooted;
519 separate(first_rooted, first);
520 bool second_rooted;
521 to_compare.separate(second_rooted, second);
522 if (first_rooted != second_rooted) {
523 return false;
524 }
525 // that case should never be allowed, since there are some bits missing
526 // in the name to be compared.
527 if (first.length() > second.length())
528 return false;
529
530 // compare each of the pieces.
531 for (int i = 0; i < first.length(); i++) {
532#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__VMS__)
533 // case-insensitive compare.
534 if (!first[i].iequals(second[i]))
535 return false;
536#else
537 // case-sensitive compare.
538 if (first[i] != second[i])
539 return false;
540#endif
541 }
542 return true;
543}
544
545bool filename::compare_prefix(const filename &to_compare, astring &sequel)
546{
547 sequel = astring::empty_string(); // clean our output parameter.
548 string_array first;
549 string_array second;
550 if (!base_compare_prefix(to_compare, first, second))
551 return false;
552
553 // create the sequel string.
554 int extra_strings = second.length() - first.length();
555 for (int i = second.length() - extra_strings; i < second.length(); i++) {
556 sequel += second[i];
557 if (i != second.length() - 1) sequel += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
558 }
559
560 return true;
561}
562
563bool filename::compare_prefix(const filename &to_compare)
564{
565 string_array first;
566 string_array second;
567 return base_compare_prefix(to_compare, first, second);
568}
569
570bool filename::base_compare_suffix(const filename &to_compare,
571 string_array &first, string_array &second)
572{
573 bool first_rooted;
574 separate(first_rooted, first);
575 bool second_rooted;
576 to_compare.separate(second_rooted, second);
577 // that case should never be allowed, since there are some bits missing
578 // in the name to be compared.
579 if (first.length() > second.length())
580 return false;
581
582 // compare each of the pieces.
583 for (int i = first.length() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
584//clean up this computation; the difference in lengths is constant--use that.
585 int distance_from_end = first.length() - 1 - i;
586 int j = second.length() - 1 - distance_from_end;
587#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__VMS__)
588 // case-insensitive compare.
589 if (!first[i].iequals(second[j]))
590 return false;
591#else
592 // case-sensitive compare.
593 if (first[i] != second[j])
594 return false;
595#endif
596 }
597 return true;
598}
599
600bool filename::compare_suffix(const filename &to_compare, astring &prequel)
601{
602 prequel = astring::empty_string(); // clean our output parameter.
603 string_array first;
604 string_array second;
605 if (!base_compare_suffix(to_compare, first, second))
606 return false;
607
608 // create the prequel string.
609 int extra_strings = second.length() - first.length();
610 for (int i = 0; i < extra_strings; i++) {
611 prequel += second[i];
612 if (i != second.length() - 1) prequel += DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
613 }
614 return true;
615}
616
617bool filename::compare_suffix(const filename &to_compare)
618{
619 string_array first;
620 string_array second;
621 return base_compare_suffix(to_compare, first, second);
622}
623
624bool filename::chmod(int write_mode, int owner_mode) const
625{
626 int chmod_value = 0;
627#ifdef __UNIX__
628 if (write_mode & ALLOW_READ) {
629 if (owner_mode & USER_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IRUSR;
630 if (owner_mode & GROUP_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IRGRP;
631 if (owner_mode & OTHER_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IROTH;
632 }
633 if (write_mode & ALLOW_WRITE) {
634 if (owner_mode & USER_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IWUSR;
635 if (owner_mode & GROUP_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IWGRP;
636 if (owner_mode & OTHER_RIGHTS) chmod_value |= S_IWOTH;
637 }
639#elif defined(__WIN32__)
640 if (write_mode & ALLOW_READ) {
641 chmod_value |= _S_IREAD;
642 }
643 if (write_mode & ALLOW_WRITE) {
644 chmod_value |= _S_IWRITE;
645 }
646#else
647 #error unsupported OS type currently.
648#endif
649 int chmod_result = ::chmod(raw().s(), chmod_value);
650 if (chmod_result) {
651// LOG(astring("there was a problem changing permissions on ") + raw());
652 return false;
653 }
654 return true;
655}
656
657} //namespace.
658
#define stat
Definition Xos2defs.h:41
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Definition Xos2defs.h:12
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Definition Xw32defs.h:60
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Definition Xw32defs.h:64
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Resizes this array and sets the contents from an array of contents.
Definition array.h:349
int length() const
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Definition array.h:115
Provides a dynamically resizable ASCII character string.
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Copies "to_insert" into "this" at the "position".
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returns true if "that" is equal to this.
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retrieves a string (packed with pack()) from "source" into this string.
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Definition astring.cpp:813
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Implements a scanner that finds all filenames in the directory specified.
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Provides operations commonly needed on file names.
Definition filename.h:64
bool exists() const
returns true if the file exists.
Definition filename.cpp:426
static bool separator(char is_it)
returns true if the character "is_it" in question is a separator.
Definition filename.cpp:118
bool is_readable() const
Definition filename.cpp:341
void canonicalize()
cleans up the filename as needed for the current operating system.
Definition filename.cpp:157
void join(bool rooted, const structures::string_array &pieces)
undoes a separate() operation to get the filename back.
Definition filename.cpp:503
bool good() const
returns true if the filename seems to be valid.
Definition filename.cpp:99
virtual bool unpack(basis::byte_array &packed_form)
Restores the packable from the "packed_form".
Definition filename.cpp:471
bool is_normal() const
Definition filename.cpp:357
void separate(bool &rooted, structures::string_array &pieces) const
breaks the filename into its component parts.
Definition filename.cpp:482
bool compare_prefix(const filename &to_compare, basis::astring &sequel)
examines "this" filename to see if it's a prefix of "to_compare".
Definition filename.cpp:545
static basis::astring default_separator()
returns the default separator character for this OS.
Definition filename.cpp:93
basis::astring extension() const
returns the extension for the file, if one is present.
Definition filename.cpp:299
filename parent() const
returns the parent filename for this one.
Definition filename.cpp:150
virtual void pack(basis::byte_array &packed_form) const
Creates a packed form of the packable object in "packed_form".
Definition filename.cpp:465
char drive(bool interact_with_fs=false) const
returns the drive letter for the file, without the colon.
Definition filename.cpp:282
basis::astring rootname() const
returns the root part of the basename without an extension.
Definition filename.cpp:308
bool compare_suffix(const filename &to_compare, basis::astring &prequel)
compares the back end of a filename to this.
Definition filename.cpp:600
static basis::astring null_device()
returns the name for the black hole device that consumes all input, i.e. /dev/null.
Definition filename.cpp:109
bool chmod(int write_mode, int owner_mode) const
changes the access rights on the file.
Definition filename.cpp:624
bool is_directory() const
Definition filename.cpp:325
void push(const basis::astring &to_push)
pushes a new filename onto the current pathname.
Definition filename.cpp:152
bool is_writable() const
Definition filename.cpp:333
const basis::astring & raw() const
returns the astring that we're holding onto for the path.
Definition filename.cpp:97
filename dirname() const
returns the directory for the filename.
Definition filename.cpp:393
bool is_executable() const
Definition filename.cpp:349
bool unlink() const
actually removes the file, if possible.
Definition filename.cpp:101
static void detooth_filename(basis::astring &to_clean, char replacement='_')
takes any known illegal file system characters out of "to_clean".
Definition filename.cpp:452
filename basename() const
returns the base of the filename; no directory.
Definition filename.cpp:385
basis::astring pop()
removes the deepest component of the pathname.
Definition filename.cpp:138
filename & operator=(const filename &to_copy)
provides assignment for this object, plus a simple string.
Definition filename.cpp:121
static bool legal_character(char to_check)
returns true if "to_check" is a valid character in a filename.
Definition filename.cpp:436
virtual int packed_size() const
Estimates the space needed for the packed structure.
Definition filename.cpp:460
filename()
blank constructor.
Definition filename.cpp:57
An array of strings with some additional helpful methods.
static bool is_alpha(char look_at)
returns true if "look_at" is one of the alphabetical characters.
static bool is_alphanumeric(char look_at)
returns true if "look_at" is one of the alphanumeric characters.
#define FUNCDEF(func_in)
FUNCDEF sets the name of a function (and plugs it into the callstack).
Definition enhance_cpp.h:54
The guards collection helps in testing preconditions and reporting errors.
Definition array.h:30
void attach(byte_array &packed_form, const char *to_attach)
Packs a character string "to_attach" into "packed_form".
Definition astring.cpp:1018
bool detach(byte_array &packed_form, astring &to_detach)
Unpacks a character string "to_attach" from "packed_form".
Definition astring.cpp:1026
bool negative(const type &a)
negative returns true if "a" is less than zero.
Definition functions.h:43
A platform independent way to obtain the timestamp of a file.
A dynamic container class that holds any kind of object via pointers.
Definition amorph.h:55
const int PACKED_SIZE_INT32