#include <ctype.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>

class cString {
private:
  char *s;
public:
  cString(const cString &String);
  cString(const char *S = NULL, bool TakePointer = false);
  virtual ~cString();
  operator const char * () const { return s; } // for use in (const char *) context
  const char * operator*() const { return s; } // for use in (const void *) context (printf() etc.)
  cString &operator=(const cString &String);
  };


// --- cString ---------------------------------------------------------------

cString::cString(const cString &String)
{
  s = String.s ? strdup(String.s) : NULL;
}

cString::cString(const char *S, bool TakePointer)
{
  s = TakePointer ? (char *)S : S ? strdup(S) : NULL;
}

cString::~cString()
{
  free(s);
}

cString &cString::operator=(const cString &String)
{
  printf("%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);

  if(s!=String.s)
  {
    free(s);
  }

  s = String.s ? strdup(String.s) : NULL;
  return *this;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	cString hw("Hello World");

	hw = hw;
	printf("%s\n", *hw);

	return 0;
}