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#ifndef FMTGEN_TYPE_STRING_H
#define FMTGEN_TYPE_STRING_H

#include <fmtgen/type.h>

/**
  * The type_string class is used to represent the type of a valied
  * with a string value.
  */
class type_string:
    public type
{
public:
    /**
      * The destructor.
      */
    virtual ~type_string();

protected:
    /**
      * The constructor.
      * It is protected on purpose, only derived classes may call it.
      *
      * @param gen
      *     where to write the generated code
      */
    type_string(generator *gen);

protected:
    // See base class for documentation.
    nstring c_name_inner() const;

    // See base class for documentation.
    bool has_a_mask() const;

private:
    /**
      * The default constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    type_string();

    /**
      * The copy constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    type_string(const type_string &);

    /**
      * The assignment operator.  Do not use.
      */
    type_string &operator=(const type_string &);
};

#endif // FMTGEN_TYPE_STRING_H
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