#ifndef NS3_STRING_H

#define NS3_STRING_H

#include <string>

#include "attribute-helper.h"

namespace ns3 {

/**

 * \brief hold variables of type string

 *

 * This class can be used to hold variables of type string,

 * that is, either char * or std::string.

 */

class String

{

public:

  String ();

  String (const char *value);

  String (std::string value);

  void Set (std::string value);

  void Set (const char *value);

  std::string Get (void) const;

  ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER_1 (String);

private:

  std::string m_value;

};

std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream &os, const String &value);

std::istream &operator >> (std::istream &is, String &value);

ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER_2 (String);

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* NS3_STRING_H */