Is this String class properly implemented?

From:
kevintse.onjee@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:31:10 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<70baf258-938e-498d-b236-6a8233a2a168@y33g2000prg.googlegroups.com>
I am new to the C++ language, I implement this String class just for
practising.
I want to know what to improve to make it *qualified* to be used in
real programs, or what code should be changed to make it more
efficient...yea, I know you will recommend me to using std::string,
(-:just practising...

Here's the code:
#ifndef STRING_H_
#define STRING_H_
#include "Core.h"

class String{
private:
    wchar_t* value;
    int size;
public:
    String();
    String(const wchar_t* src);
    String(const wchar_t* src, int offset, int count);
    String(String& s);
    String(const int& num);
    String(const long& l);
    String(const float& f);
    String(const double& d);
    String(const wchar_t& c);
    operator const wchar_t* () const {
        return value;
    }
    ~String(){
        size = 0;
        delete [] value;
    }
    int length() const;
    const wchar_t& wchar_tAt(int index) const;
    //the length of the substring is endIndex-beginIndex
    String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex) const;
    String substring(int beginIndex) const;
    int indexOf(const wchar_t& c) const;
    int indexOf(const wchar_t& c, int fromIndex) const;
    int indexOf(const String& s) const;
    int indexOf(const String& s, int fromIndex) const;
    int indexOf(const wchar_t* s) const;
    int indexOf(const wchar_t* s, int fromIndex) const;

    int lastIndexOf(wchar_t c) const;
    int lastIndexOf(wchar_t c, int fromIndex) const;
    int lastIndexOf(const String& s) const;
    int lastIndexOf(const String& s, int fromIndex) const;
    int lastIndexOf(const wchar_t* s) const;
    int lastIndexOf(const wchar_t* s, int fromIndex) const;
    /*
    //these two functions cannot be properly implemented using plain
pointers, an Array class is required?
    String** split(const wchar_t& c) const;
    String** split(const String& s) const;
    */
    String toLowerCase() const;
    String toUpperCase() const;
    bool isEmpty() const;
    bool startsWith(const String* s) const;
    bool endsWith(const String* s) const;
    bool startsWith(const wchar_t* s) const;
    bool endsWith(const wchar_t* s) const;
    bool equals(const String* s) const;
    bool equals(const wchar_t* s) const;
    String trim();
    String trimLeft();
    String trimRight();
    const wchar_t* toCString() const;
    String& operator+=(const String& str);
    String& operator+=(const wchar_t* str);
    String operator=(String& str);
    String operator=(const wchar_t* str);
    String operator+(const wchar_t* str) const;
    bool operator==(const String* s) const;
};

String operator+(const String& str1, const String& str2);
String operator+(const wchar_t* str1, const String& str2);
#endif

#include "String.h"

String::String(){
    size = 0;
    value = new wchar_t[1]; //one wchar_t to store the terminating null
    value[0] = '\0';
}

String::String(const int& num) {
    if(num == minInteger)
        String(L"-2147483648");
    else{
        int lenOfNumeric = num < 0 ? ::getLengthOfNumeric<int>(-num) +
1 : ::getLengthOfNumeric<int>(num);
        value = new wchar_t[lenOfNumeric + 1];
        ::getChars(num, value, lenOfNumeric);
        value[lenOfNumeric] = '\0';
        size = lenOfNumeric;
    }
}

String::String(const long& num) {
    if(num == minInteger)
        String(L"-2147483648");
    else{
        int lenOfNumeric = num < 0 ? ::getLengthOfNumeric<long>(-num) +
1 : ::getLengthOfNumeric<long>(num);
        value = new wchar_t[lenOfNumeric + 1];
        ::getChars(num, value, lenOfNumeric);
        value[lenOfNumeric] = '\0';
        size = lenOfNumeric;
    }
}

//will fail if str is null
String::String(const wchar_t* str){
    size = wcslen(str);
    value = new wchar_t[size + 1];
    if(size > 0)
        wcscpy(value, str);
    else
        value[0] = '\0';
}

//copy constructor
String::String(String& s){
    size = s.length();
    if(size == 0){
        value = new wchar_t[1];
        value[0] = '\0';
    }else{
        value = new wchar_t[size + 1];
        wcscpy(value, s.value);
    }
}

//will fail if str is null
String::String(const wchar_t* str, int offset, int count){
    size = 0;
    int len = wcslen(str);
    if(len == 0 || offset >= len){
        //in this case, create an empty String
        value = new wchar_t[1];
        value ='\0';
    }else{
        if(offset < 0) offset = 0;
        if(count > len - offset) count = len - offset;
        value = new wchar_t[count + 1];
        int index = 0;
        int endIndex = offset + count;
        for(int i = offset; i < endIndex; ++i){
            value[index] = str[i];
            ++index;
        }
        value[index] = '\0';
        //only in this case will the size of the String be changed
        size = count;
    }
}

int String::length() const {
    return size;
}

const wchar_t& String::wchar_tAt(int index) const{
    if(size == 0 || index < 0 || index >= size) throw
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(new String(L"out of bounds."));
    return value[index];
}

String String::substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex) const {
    if(size == 0 || beginIndex < 0 || beginIndex >= size) throw
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(new String(L"out of bounds."));
    if(endIndex > size) throw StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(new String
(L"out of bounds."));
    if(beginIndex > endIndex) throw StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(new
String(L"out of bounds."));

    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[endIndex - beginIndex + 1];
    int index = 0;
    for(int i = beginIndex; i < endIndex; ++i){
        temp[index] = value[i];
        ++index;
    }
    temp[index] = '\0';
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}

String String::substring(int beginIndex) const{
    if(size == 0 || beginIndex < 0 || beginIndex >= size) throw
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(new String(L"out of bounds."));
    return substring(beginIndex, size);
}

int String::indexOf(const wchar_t& c) const {
    return indexOf(c, 0);
}

int String::indexOf(const wchar_t& c, int fromIndex) const {
    if(fromIndex < 0) fromIndex = 0;
    else if(fromIndex >= size) return -1;
    for(int i = fromIndex; i < size; ++i){
        if(value[i] == c)
            return i;
    }
    return -1;
}

int String::indexOf(const String& s) const {
    return indexOf(s.toCString());
}

int String::indexOf(const String& s, int fromIndex) const {
    return indexOf(s.toCString(), fromIndex);
}

int String::indexOf(const wchar_t* s) const {
    return indexOf(s, 0);
}

int String::indexOf(const wchar_t* s, int fromIndex) const {
    if(!s || size == 0) return -1;
    if(fromIndex < 0) fromIndex = 0;
    else if(fromIndex >= size) return -1;
    int len = wcslen(s);
    if(len == 0) return -1;
    if(len + fromIndex > size) return -1;
    int countMatched = 0;
    int firstFoundIndex = 0;
    for(int i = fromIndex; i < size; ++i){
        firstFoundIndex = i;
        countMatched = 0;
        if(value[i] == s[countMatched]){//found first letter
            do{
                ++countMatched;
                if(countMatched == len) return i; //if all chars in "s" are found
in a row, then the search is a success, return the index
                ++firstFoundIndex;
            }while(firstFoundIndex < size && value[firstFoundIndex] == s
[countMatched]); //ensures that the loop does not step over bounds
        }
    }
    return -1;
}

int String::lastIndexOf(wchar_t c) const {
    return lastIndexOf(c, size - 1);
}
int String::lastIndexOf(wchar_t c, int fromIndex) const {
    if(size == 0 || fromIndex < 0) return -1;
    if(fromIndex >= size) fromIndex = size - 1;
    for(int i = fromIndex; i >= 0; --i){
        if(value[i] == c)
            return i;
    }
    return -1;
}

int String::lastIndexOf(const String& s) const {
    return lastIndexOf(s.toCString(), size - 1);
}
int String::lastIndexOf(const String& s, int fromIndex) const {
    return lastIndexOf(s.toCString(), fromIndex);
}

int String::lastIndexOf(const wchar_t* s) const {
    return lastIndexOf(s, size - 1);
}

int String::lastIndexOf(const wchar_t* s, int fromIndex) const {
    if(!s || size == 0) return -1;
    if(fromIndex < 0) return -1;
    else if(fromIndex >= size) fromIndex = size - 1;
    int len = wcslen(s);
    if(len == 0) return -1;
    int countMatched = 0;
    int firstFoundIndex = 0;
    for(int i = fromIndex; i >= 0; --i){
        firstFoundIndex = i;
        countMatched = 0;
        if(value[i] == s[countMatched]){//found first letter
            do{
                ++countMatched;
                if(countMatched == len) return i; //if all chars in "s" are found
in a row, then the search is a success, return the index
                ++firstFoundIndex;
            }while(firstFoundIndex < size && value[firstFoundIndex] == s
[countMatched]); //ensures that the loop does not step over bounds
        }
    }
    return -1;
}

String String::toLowerCase() const {
    if(size == 0) return String();
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + 1];
    for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i){
        if(value[i] >= 65 && value[i] <= 90)
            temp[i] = value[i] | 0x20; //convert to lower case
        else
            temp[i] = value[i];
    }
    temp[size] = '\0';
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}
String String::toUpperCase() const {
    if(size == 0) return String();
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + 1];
    for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i){
        if(value[i] >= 97 && value[i] <= 122)
            temp[i] = value[i] & 0x5F; //convert to upper case
        else
            temp[i] = value[i];
    }
    temp[size] = '\0';
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}

bool String::isEmpty() const {
    if(size > 0) return false;
    return true;
}

String String::trimLeft() {
    if(size == 0) return *this;
    int beginIndex = 0;
    if(value[beginIndex] == ' '){ //if the String starts with a space
        while(++beginIndex < size)
            if(value[beginIndex] != ' ')
                return substring(beginIndex, size);
    }
    return *this;
}

String String::trimRight() {
    if(size == 0) return *this;
    int endIndex = size - 1;
    if(value[endIndex] == ' '){ //if the String ends with a space,
which precedes the terminating '\0'
        while(--endIndex >= 0)
            if(value[endIndex] != ' ')
                return substring(0, ++endIndex); //++endIndex is a must, since
length of the substring is endIndex-beginIndexx
    }
    return *this;
}

String String::trim(){
    if(size == 0) return *this;
    int beginIndex = 0;
    int endIndex = size - 1;

    if(value[beginIndex] == ' '){ //if the String starts with a space
        while(++beginIndex < size)
            if(value[beginIndex] != ' ')
                break;
    }
    if(value[endIndex] == ' '){ //if the String ends with a space,
which precedes the terminating '\0'
        while(--endIndex >= 0)
            if(value[endIndex] != ' '){
                ++endIndex;
                break;
            }
    }
    if(beginIndex != 0 || endIndex != size - 1)
        return substring(beginIndex, endIndex);
    return *this;
}

bool String::startsWith(const String* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    if(this == s || (size == 0 && s->length() == 0)) return true;
    if(size < s->length()) return false;
    for(int i = 0; i < s->length(); ++i){
        if(value[i] != s->value[i])
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

bool String::startsWith(const wchar_t* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    int len = wcslen(s);
    if(size == 0 && len == 0) return true;
    if(size < len) return false;
    for(int i = 0; i < len; ++i){
        if(value[i] != s[i])
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

bool String::endsWith(const String* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    if(this == s || (size == 0 && s->length() == 0)) return true;
    if(size < s->length()) return false;
    int oriStrIndex = size;
    for(int i = s->length() - 1; i >= 0; --i){
        if(value[--oriStrIndex] != s->value[i])
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

bool String::endsWith(const wchar_t* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    int len = wcslen(s);
    if(size == 0 && len == 0) return true;
    if(size < len) return false;
    int oriStrIndex = size;
    for(int i = len - 1; i >= 0; --i){
        if(value[--oriStrIndex] != s[i])
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

bool String::equals(const wchar_t* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    int len = wcslen(s);
    if(size == 0 && len == 0) return true;
    if(size != len) return false;
    for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i){
        if(value[i] != s[i]) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

bool String::equals(const String* s) const {
    if(!s) return false;
    if(this == s || (size == 0 && s->length() == 0)) return true;
    if(size != s->length()) return false;
    for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i){
        if(value[i] != s->value[i]) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

    /*

    static String valueOf(long l);
    static String valueOf(float f);
    static String valueOf(double d);
    static String valueOf(wchar_t c);
    */

String operator +(const String& str1, const String& str2){
    if(str1.length() == 0 && str2.length()) return String();
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[str1.length() + str2.length() + 1];
    temp[0] = '\0';
    if(str1.length() > 0)
        wcscpy(temp, str1.toCString());
    if(str2.length() > 0)
        wcscat(temp, str2.toCString());
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}

String String::operator +(const wchar_t* str) const{
    if(!str) return String(value);
    int len = wcslen(str);
    if(len == 0) return String(value);
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + len + 1];
    temp[0] = '\0';
    wcscpy(temp, value);
    wcscat(temp, str);
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}

String operator+(const wchar_t* str1, const String& str2) {
    int size = 0;
    if(!str1) size = wcslen(str1);
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + str2.length() + 1];
    temp[0] = '\0';
    if(size > 0)
        wcscpy(temp, str1);
    if(str2.length() > 0)
        wcscat(temp, str2.toCString());
    String s(temp);
    delete [] temp;
    return s;
}

String& String::operator +=(const String& str) {
    if(str.length() == 0) return *this;
    size += str.length();
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + 1];
    temp[0] = '\0';
    wcscpy(temp, value);
    wcscat(temp, str.toCString());
    delete [] value;
    value = temp;
    return *this;
}

String& String::operator +=(const wchar_t* str) {
    if(!str) return *this;
    int len = wcslen(str);
    if(len == 0) return *this;
    size += len;
    wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + 1];
    temp[0] = '\0';
    wcscpy(temp, value);
    wcscat(temp, str);
    delete [] value;
    value = temp;
    return *this;
}

String String::operator =(String& str) {
    return str;
}
String String::operator =(const wchar_t* str) {
    if(!str) return String();
    return String(str);
}

bool String::operator ==(const String* s) const{
    return this == s;
}
//ensures that the returned C-style string cannot be changed
const wchar_t* String::toCString() const {
    return value;
}

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