// Soln8_4.cpp
  
  include <iostream>                   // For stream input/output
  include <cstring>
  
  using std::cout;
  using std::endl;
  
  class CSimpleString
  {
  private:
     size_t len;
     char* buff;
  public:
     CSimpleString(const char* p = 0);
     CSimpleString(const CSimpleString& s);
     CSimpleString(char c, int count=1);
     CSimpleString(int i);
     ~CSimpleString();
  
     CSimpleString& operator=(const CSimpleString& rhs);
     void print();
  };
  
  CSimpleString::CSimpleString(char c, int count) : len(0), buff(0)
  {
     len = count;
     if (len > 0)
     {
        buff = new char[len+1];
        memset(buff, c, len);
        buff[len] = '\0';
     }
  }
  
  CSimpleString::CSimpleString(int i) : len(0), buff(0)
  {
     char sTmp[20];
     _itoa_s(i, sTmp, 20, 10);
  
     len = strlen(sTmp);
     if (len > 0)
     {
        buff = new char[len+1];
        strcpy_s(buff, len+1, sTmp);
     }
  }
  
  CSimpleString::CSimpleString(const char* p) : len(0), buff(0)
  {
     if (p != 0)
     {
        len = strlen(p);
        if (len > 0)
        {
           buff = new char[len+1];
           strcpy_s(buff, len+1, p);
        }
     }
  }
  
  CSimpleString::CSimpleString(const CSimpleString& s)
  {
     len = s.len;
     buff = new char[len+1];
     strcpy_s(buff, len+1, s.buff);
  }
  
  CSimpleString::~CSimpleString()
  {
     delete buff;
  }
  
  CSimpleString& CSimpleString::operator=(const CSimpleString& rhs)
  {
     if (&rhs != this)
     {
       len = rhs.len;
       delete buff;
       buff = new char[len+1];
       strcpy_s(buff, len+1, rhs.buff);
     }
  
     return *this;
  }
  
  void CSimpleString::print()
  {
     cout << buff;
  }
  
  int main()
  {
     CSimpleString s1 = "hello";
     CSimpleString s2;
  
     s2 = s1;
     CSimpleString marker = CSimpleString('*', 30);
     marker.print();
     cout << endl;
  
     cout << "s1 = \"";
     s1.print();
  
     cout << "\"" << endl;
  
     cout << "s2 = \"";
     s2.print();
     cout << "\"" << endl;
  
     int n = 7890;
  
     CSimpleString nStr = CSimpleString(n);
  
     cout << n << " as a string is \"";
     nStr.print();
     cout << "\"" << endl;
  
     CSimpleString* pStr = &s2;
  
     s2 = *pStr;      // s2 = s2
     cout << "s2 = \"";
     s2.print();
     cout << "\"" << endl;
  
     marker.print();
     cout << endl;
     return 0;
  }