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index.h
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// index.h
// Written 6-21-95
// Index class for Objects, Mobs, Rooms. Index can be passed
// to a IndexContainer class to obtain an object.
// - Fusion

class Output;

#ifndef INDEX_H
#define INDEX_H
class Index
{
	private:
		char * scope;  // These were originally String's but RAM usage
		char * key; // went through the roof, so we are back to char *
	protected:
		void parse_index_string( const String & );
		void parse_index_string( const char * );
	public:
		Index()
		:	scope(0), key(0)
		{
		}

		Index( const Index & );
		Index( const String & );
		Index( const char * );
		Index( const String &, const String & );
		Index( const char *, const char * );
		~Index();
		const Index & operator = ( const Index & );
		const Index & operator = ( const String & );
		const Index & operator = ( const char * );
		bool operator == ( const Index & ) const;
		void setScope( const char * );
		void setScope( const String & );
		void setKey( const char *  );
		void setKey( const String & );
		const String getScope() const;      // returns "scope"
		const String getKey() const;      // returns "key"
		const String asString() const;  // returns "scope::key"

		friend Output & operator << ( Output &, const Index & );
};

inline Index::~Index()
{
	if( scope ) delete [] scope;
	if( key ) delete [] key;
}
#endif