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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EASTL/string.h
// Written and maintained by Paul Pedriana - 2005.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Implements a basic_string class, much like the C++ std::basic_string.
// The primary distinctions between basic_string and std::basic_string are:
//    - basic_string has a few extension functions that allow for increased performance.
//    - basic_string has a few extension functions that make use easier, 
//      such as a member sprintf function and member tolower/toupper functions.
//    - basic_string supports debug memory naming natively.
//    - basic_string is easier to read, debug, and visualize.
//    - basic_string internally manually expands basic functions such as begin(),
//      size(), etc. in order to improve debug performance and optimizer success.
//    - basic_string is savvy to an environment that doesn't have exception handling,
//      as is sometimes the case with console or embedded environments.
//    - basic_string has less deeply nested function calls and allows the user to 
//      enable forced inlining in debug builds in order to reduce bloat.
//    - basic_string doesn't use char traits. As a result, EASTL assumes that 
//      strings will hold characters and not exotic things like widgets. At the 
//      very least, basic_string assumes that the value_type is a POD.
//    - basic_string::size_type is defined as eastl_size_t instead of size_t in 
//      order to save memory and run faster on 64 bit systems.
//    - basic_string data is guaranteed to be contiguous.
//    - basic_string data is guaranteed to be 0-terminated, and the c_str() function
//      is guaranteed to return the same pointer as the data() which is guaranteed
//      to be the same value as &string[0].
//    - basic_string has a set_capacity() function which frees excess capacity. 
//      The only way to do this with std::basic_string is via the cryptic non-obvious 
//      trick of using: basic_string<char>(x).swap(x);
//    - basic_string has a force_size() function, which unilaterally moves the string 
//      end position (mpEnd) to the given location. Useful for when the user writes 
//      into the string via some extenal means such as C strcpy or sprintf.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Copy on Write (cow)
//
// This string implementation does not do copy on write (cow). This is by design,
// as cow penalizes 95% of string uses for the benefit of only 5% of the uses 
// (these percentages are qualitative, not quantitative). The primary benefit of
// cow is that it allows for the sharing of string data between two string objects.
// Thus if you say this:
//    string a("hello");
//    string b(a);
// the "hello" will be shared between a and b. If you then say this:
//    a = "world";
// then a will release its reference to "hello" and leave b with the only reference
// to it. Normally this functionality is accomplished via reference counting and 
// with atomic operations or mutexes.
//
// The C++ standard does not say anything about basic_string and cow. However, 
// for a basic_string implementation to be standards-conforming, a number of
// issues arise which dictate some things about how one would have to implement
// a cow string. The discussion of these issues will not be rehashed here, as you
// can read the references below for better detail than can be provided in the 
// space we have here. However, we can say that the C++ standard is sensible and 
// that anything we try to do here to allow for an efficient cow implementation
// would result in a generally unacceptable string interface.
//
// The disadvantages of cow strings are:
//    - A reference count needs to exist with the string, which increases string memory usage.
//    - With thread safety, atomic operations and mutex locks are expensive, especially 
//      on weaker memory systems such as console gaming platforms.
//    - All non-const string accessor functions need to do a sharing check the the 
//      first such check needs to detach the string. Similarly, all string assignments 
//      need to do a sharing check as well. If you access the string before doing an 
//      assignment, the assignment doesn't result in a shared string, because the string 
//      has already been detached.
//    - String sharing doesn't happen the large majority of the time. In some cases, 
//      the total sum of the reference count memory can exceed any memory savings 
//      gained by the strings that share representations.  
// 
// The addition of a string_cow class is under consideration for this library. 
// There are conceivably some systems which have string usage patterns which would
// benefit from cow sharing. Such functionality is best saved for a separate string 
// implementation so that the other string uses aren't penalized.
// 
// References:
//    This is a good starting HTML reference on the topic:
//       http://www.gotw.ca/publications/optimizations.htm
//    Here is a Usenet discussion on the topic:
//       http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/browse_thread/thread/3dc6af5198d0bf7/886c8642cb06e03d
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


#ifndef EASTL_STRING_H
#define EASTL_STRING_H


#include <EASTL/internal/config.h>
#if EASTL_ABSTRACT_STRING_ENABLED
    #include <EASTL/bonus/string_abstract.h>
#else // 'else' encompasses the entire rest of this file.
#include <EASTL/allocator.h>
#include <EASTL/iterator.h>
#include <EASTL/algorithm.h>
#ifdef __clang__
    #include <EASTL/internal/hashtable.h>
#endif

#ifdef _MSC_VER
    #pragma warning(push, 0)
#endif
#include <stddef.h>             // size_t, ptrdiff_t, etc.
#include <stdarg.h>             // vararg functionality.
#include <stdlib.h>             // malloc, free.
#include <stdio.h>              // snprintf, etc.
#include <ctype.h>              // toupper, etc.
#include <wchar.h>              // toupper, etc.
#ifdef __MWERKS__
    #include <../Include/string.h> // Force the compiler to use the std lib header.
#else
    #include <string.h> // strlen, etc.
#endif
#ifdef _MSC_VER
    #pragma warning(pop)
#endif

#if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
    #ifdef _MSC_VER
        #pragma warning(push, 0)
    #endif
    #include <stdexcept> // std::out_of_range, std::length_error.
    #ifdef _MSC_VER
        #pragma warning(pop)
    #endif
#endif

#ifdef _MSC_VER
    #pragma warning(push)
    #pragma warning(disable: 4530)  // C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc
    #pragma warning(disable: 4267)  // 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'const uint32_t', possible loss of data. This is a bogus warning resulting from a bug in VC++.
    #pragma warning(disable: 4480)  // nonstandard extension used: specifying underlying type for enum
#endif


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EASTL_STRING_EXPLICIT
//
// See EASTL_STRING_OPT_EXPLICIT_CTORS for documentation.
//
#if EASTL_STRING_OPT_EXPLICIT_CTORS
    #define EASTL_STRING_EXPLICIT explicit
#else
    #define EASTL_STRING_EXPLICIT
#endif
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EASTL_STRING_INITIAL_CAPACITY
//
// As of this writing, this must be > 0. Note that an initially empty string 
// has a capacity of zero (it allocates no memory).
//
const eastl_size_t EASTL_STRING_INITIAL_CAPACITY = 8;
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Vsnprintf8 / Vsnprintf16
//
// The user is expected to supply these functions. Note that these functions
// are expected to accept parameters as per the C99 standard. These functions
// can deal with C99 standard return values or Microsoft non-standard return
// values but act more efficiently if implemented via the C99 style.

extern int Vsnprintf8 (char8_t*  pDestination, size_t n, const char8_t*  pFormat, va_list arguments);
extern int Vsnprintf16(char16_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char16_t* pFormat, va_list arguments);
extern int Vsnprintf32(char32_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char32_t* pFormat, va_list arguments);

namespace eastl
{
    inline int Vsnprintf(char8_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char8_t* pFormat, va_list arguments)
        { return Vsnprintf8(pDestination, n, pFormat, arguments); }

    inline int Vsnprintf(char16_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char16_t* pFormat, va_list arguments)
        { return Vsnprintf16(pDestination, n, pFormat, arguments); }

    inline int Vsnprintf(char32_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char32_t* pFormat, va_list arguments)
        { return Vsnprintf32(pDestination, n, pFormat, arguments); }
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



namespace eastl
{

    /// EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_NAME
    ///
    /// Defines a default container name in the absence of a user-provided name.
    ///
    #ifndef EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_NAME
        #define EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_NAME EASTL_DEFAULT_NAME_PREFIX " basic_string" // Unless the user overrides something, this is "EASTL basic_string".
    #endif


    /// EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
    ///
    #ifndef EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
        #define EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR allocator_type(EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_NAME)
    #endif



    /// gEmptyString
    ///
    /// Declares a shared terminating 0 representation for scalar strings that are empty.
    ///
    union EmptyString
    {
        uint32_t       mUint32;
        char           mEmpty8[1];
        unsigned char  mEmptyU8[1];
        signed char    mEmptyS8[1];
        char16_t       mEmpty16[1];
        char32_t       mEmpty32[1];
    };
    extern EASTL_API EmptyString gEmptyString;

    inline const signed char*   GetEmptyString(signed char)   { return gEmptyString.mEmptyS8;  }
    inline const unsigned char* GetEmptyString(unsigned char) { return gEmptyString.mEmptyU8;  }
    inline const char*          GetEmptyString(char)          { return gEmptyString.mEmpty8;  }
    inline const char16_t*      GetEmptyString(char16_t)      { return gEmptyString.mEmpty16; }
    inline const char32_t*      GetEmptyString(char32_t)      { return gEmptyString.mEmpty32; }


    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// basic_string
    ///
    /// Implements a templated string class, somewhat like C++ std::basic_string.
    ///
    /// Notes: 
    ///     As of this writing, an insert of a string into itself necessarily
    ///     triggers a reallocation, even if there is enough capacity in self
    ///     to handle the increase in size. This is due to the slightly tricky 
    ///     nature of the operation of modifying one's self with one's self,
    ///     and thus the source and destination are being modified during the
    ///     operation. It might be useful to rectify this to the extent possible.
    ///
    template <typename T, typename Allocator = EASTLAllocatorType>
    class basic_string
    {
    public:
        typedef basic_string<T, Allocator>                      this_type;
        typedef T                                               value_type;
        typedef T*                                              pointer;
        typedef const T*                                        const_pointer;
        typedef T&                                              reference;
        typedef const T&                                        const_reference;
        typedef T*                                              iterator;           // Maintainer note: We want to leave iterator defined as T* -- at least in release builds -- as this gives some algorithms an advantage that optimizers cannot get around.
        typedef const T*                                        const_iterator;
        typedef eastl::reverse_iterator<iterator>               reverse_iterator;
        typedef eastl::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>         const_reverse_iterator;
        typedef eastl_size_t                                    size_type;          // See config.h for the definition of eastl_size_t, which defaults to uint32_t.
        typedef ptrdiff_t                                       difference_type;
        typedef Allocator                                       allocator_type;

        #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1400) // _MSC_VER of 1400 means VC8 (VS2005), 1500 means VC9 (VS2008)
            enum : size_type {                      // Use Microsoft enum language extension, allowing for smaller debug symbols than using a static const. Users have been affected by this.
                npos     = (size_type)-1,
                kMaxSize = (size_type)-2
            };
        #else
            static const size_type npos     = (size_type)-1;      /// 'npos' means non-valid position or simply non-position.
            static const size_type kMaxSize = (size_type)-2;      /// -1 is reserved for 'npos'. It also happens to be slightly beneficial that kMaxSize is a value less than -1, as it helps us deal with potential integer wraparound issues.
        #endif

        enum
        {
            kAlignment       = EASTL_ALIGN_OF(T),
            kAlignmentOffset = 0
        };

    public:
        // CtorDoNotInitialize exists so that we can create a constructor that allocates but doesn't 
        // initialize and also doesn't collide with any other constructor declaration.
        struct CtorDoNotInitialize{};

        // CtorSprintf exists so that we can create a constructor that accepts printf-style  
        // arguments but also doesn't collide with any other constructor declaration.
        struct CtorSprintf{};

    protected:
        value_type*       mpBegin;      // Begin of string.
        value_type*       mpEnd;        // End of string. *mpEnd is always '0', as we 0-terminate our string. mpEnd is always < mpCapacity.
        value_type*       mpCapacity;   // End of allocated space, including the space needed to store the trailing '0' char. mpCapacity is always at least mpEnd + 1.
        allocator_type    mAllocator;   // To do: Use base class optimization to make this go away.

    public:
        // Constructor, destructor
        basic_string();
        explicit basic_string(const allocator_type& allocator);
        basic_string(const this_type& x, size_type position, size_type n = npos);
        basic_string(const value_type* p, size_type n, const allocator_type& allocator = EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR);
        EASTL_STRING_EXPLICIT basic_string(const value_type* p, const allocator_type& allocator = EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR);
        basic_string(size_type n, value_type c, const allocator_type& allocator = EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR);
        basic_string(const this_type& x);
        basic_string(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd, const allocator_type& allocator = EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR);
        basic_string(CtorDoNotInitialize, size_type n, const allocator_type& allocator = EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR);
        basic_string(CtorSprintf, const value_type* pFormat, ...);

       ~basic_string();

        // Allocator
        const allocator_type& get_allocator() const;
        allocator_type&       get_allocator();
        void                  set_allocator(const allocator_type& allocator);

        // Operator =
        this_type& operator=(const this_type& x);
        this_type& operator=(const value_type* p);
        this_type& operator=(value_type c);

        void          swap(this_type& x);

        // Assignment operations
        basic_string& assign(const basic_string& x);
        basic_string& assign(const basic_string& x, size_type position, size_type n);
        basic_string& assign(const value_type* p, size_type n);
        basic_string& assign(const value_type* p);
        basic_string& assign(size_type n, value_type c);
        basic_string& assign(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd);

        // Iterators.
        iterator       begin();                 // Expanded in source code as: mpBegin
        const_iterator begin() const;           // Expanded in source code as: mpBegin
        iterator       end();                   // Expanded in source code as: mpEnd
        const_iterator end() const;             // Expanded in source code as: mpEnd

        reverse_iterator       rbegin();
        const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const;
        reverse_iterator       rend();
        const_reverse_iterator rend() const;

        // Size-related functionality
        bool      empty() const;                // Expanded in source code as: (mpBegin == mpEnd) or (mpBegin != mpEnd)
        size_type size() const;                 // Expanded in source code as: (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)
        size_type length() const;               // Expanded in source code as: (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)
        size_type max_size() const;             // Expanded in source code as: kMaxSize
        size_type capacity() const;             // Expanded in source code as: (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1)
        void      resize(size_type n, value_type c);
        void      resize(size_type n);
        void      reserve(size_type = 0);
        void      set_capacity(size_type n = npos); // Revises the capacity to the user-specified value. Resizes the container to match the capacity if the requested capacity n is less than the current size. If n == npos then the capacity is reallocated (if necessary) such that capacity == size.
        void      force_size(size_type n);          // Unilaterally moves the string end position (mpEnd) to the given location. Useful for when the user writes into the string via some extenal means such as C strcpy or sprintf. This allows for more efficient use than using resize to achieve this.

        // Raw access
        const value_type* data() const;
        const value_type* c_str() const;

        // Element access
        reference       operator[](size_type n);
        const_reference operator[](size_type n) const;
        reference       at(size_type n);
        const_reference at(size_type n) const;
        reference       front();
        const_reference front() const;
        reference       back();
        const_reference back() const;

        // Append operations
        basic_string& operator+=(const basic_string& x);
        basic_string& operator+=(const value_type* p);
        basic_string& operator+=(value_type c);

        basic_string& append(const basic_string& x);
        basic_string& append(const basic_string& x, size_type position, size_type n);
        basic_string& append(const value_type* p, size_type n);
        basic_string& append(const value_type* p);
        basic_string& append(size_type n, value_type c);
        basic_string& append(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd);

        basic_string& append_sprintf_va_list(const value_type* pFormat, va_list arguments);
        basic_string& append_sprintf(const value_type* pFormat, ...);

        void push_back(value_type c);
        void pop_back();

        // Insertion operations
        basic_string& insert(size_type position, const basic_string& x);
        basic_string& insert(size_type position, const basic_string& x, size_type beg, size_type n);
        basic_string& insert(size_type position, const value_type* p, size_type n);
        basic_string& insert(size_type position, const value_type* p);
        basic_string& insert(size_type position, size_type n, value_type c);
        iterator      insert(iterator p, value_type c);
        void          insert(iterator p, size_type n, value_type c);
        void          insert(iterator p, const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd);

        // Erase operations
        basic_string&    erase(size_type position = 0, size_type n = npos);
        iterator         erase(iterator p);
        iterator         erase(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd);
        reverse_iterator erase(reverse_iterator position);
        reverse_iterator erase(reverse_iterator first, reverse_iterator last);
        void             clear();
        void             reset();                      // This is a unilateral reset to an initially empty state. No destructors are called, no deallocation occurs.

        //Replacement operations
        basic_string&  replace(size_type position, size_type n, const basic_string& x);
        basic_string&  replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& x, size_type pos2, size_type n2);
        basic_string&  replace(size_type position, size_type n1, const value_type* p, size_type n2);
        basic_string&  replace(size_type position, size_type n1, const value_type* p);
        basic_string&  replace(size_type position, size_type n1, size_type n2, value_type c);
        basic_string&  replace(iterator first, iterator last, const basic_string& x);
        basic_string&  replace(iterator first, iterator last, const value_type* p, size_type n);
        basic_string&  replace(iterator first, iterator last, const value_type* p);
        basic_string&  replace(iterator first, iterator last, size_type n, value_type c);
        basic_string&  replace(iterator first, iterator last, const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd);
        size_type      copy(value_type* p, size_type n, size_type position = 0) const;

        // Find operations
        size_type find(const basic_string& x, size_type position = 0) const; 
        size_type find(const value_type* p, size_type position = 0) const;
        size_type find(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type find(value_type c, size_type position = 0) const;

        // Reverse find operations
        size_type rfind(const basic_string& x, size_type position = npos) const; 
        size_type rfind(const value_type* p, size_type position = npos) const;
        size_type rfind(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type rfind(value_type c, size_type position = npos) const;

        // Find first-of operations
        size_type find_first_of(const basic_string& x, size_type position = 0) const;
        size_type find_first_of(const value_type* p, size_type position = 0) const;
        size_type find_first_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type find_first_of(value_type c, size_type position = 0) const;

        // Find last-of operations
        size_type find_last_of(const basic_string& x, size_type position = npos) const;
        size_type find_last_of(const value_type* p, size_type position = npos) const;
        size_type find_last_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type find_last_of(value_type c, size_type position = npos) const;

        // Find first not-of operations
        size_type find_first_not_of(const basic_string& x, size_type position = 0) const;
        size_type find_first_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position = 0) const;
        size_type find_first_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type find_first_not_of(value_type c, size_type position = 0) const;

        // Find last not-of operations
        size_type find_last_not_of(const basic_string& x,  size_type position = npos) const;
        size_type find_last_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position = npos) const;
        size_type find_last_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const;
        size_type find_last_not_of(value_type c, size_type position = npos) const;

        // Substring functionality
        basic_string substr(size_type position = 0, size_type n = npos) const;

        // Comparison operations
        int        compare(const basic_string& x) const;
        int        compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& x) const;
        int        compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& x, size_type pos2, size_type n2) const;
        int        compare(const value_type* p) const;
        int        compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const value_type* p) const;
        int        compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const value_type* p, size_type n2) const;
        static int compare(const value_type* pBegin1, const value_type* pEnd1, const value_type* pBegin2, const value_type* pEnd2);

        // Case-insensitive comparison functions. Not part of C++ basic_string. Only ASCII-level locale functionality is supported. Thus this is not suitable for localization purposes.
        int        comparei(const basic_string& x) const;
        int        comparei(const value_type* p) const;
        static int comparei(const value_type* pBegin1, const value_type* pEnd1, const value_type* pBegin2, const value_type* pEnd2);

        // Misc functionality, not part of C++ basic_string.
        void            make_lower();
        void            make_upper();
        void            ltrim();
        void            rtrim();
        void            trim();
        basic_string    left(size_type n) const;
        basic_string    right(size_type n) const;
        basic_string&   sprintf_va_list(const value_type* pFormat, va_list arguments);
        basic_string&   sprintf(const value_type* pFormat, ...);

        bool validate() const;
        int  validate_iterator(const_iterator i) const;

    protected:
        // Helper functions for initialization/insertion operations.
        value_type* DoAllocate(size_type n);
        void        DoFree(value_type* p, size_type n);
        size_type   GetNewCapacity(size_type currentCapacity);

        void        AllocateSelf();
        void        AllocateSelf(size_type n);
        void        DeallocateSelf();
        iterator    InsertInternal(iterator p, value_type c);
        void        RangeInitialize(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd);
        void        RangeInitialize(const value_type* pBegin);
        void        SizeInitialize(size_type n, value_type c);
        void        ThrowLengthException() const;
        void        ThrowRangeException() const;
        void        ThrowInvalidArgumentException() const;

        // Replacements for STL template functions.
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringFindEnd(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd, value_type c);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringRFind(const value_type* pRBegin, const value_type* pREnd, const value_type c);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringSearch(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringRSearch(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringFindFirstOf(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringRFindFirstOf(const value_type* p1RBegin, const value_type* p1REnd, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);
        static const value_type* CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf(const value_type* p1RBegin, const value_type* p1REnd, const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End);

    }; // basic_string




    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // 'char traits' functionality
    //
    inline char8_t CharToLower(char8_t c)
        { return (char8_t)tolower((uint8_t)c); }

    inline char16_t CharToLower(char16_t c)
        { if((unsigned)c <= 0xff) return (char16_t)tolower((uint8_t)c); return c; }

    inline char32_t CharToLower(char32_t c)
        { if((unsigned)c <= 0xff) return (char32_t)tolower((uint8_t)c); return c; }



    inline char8_t CharToUpper(char8_t c)
        { return (char8_t)toupper((uint8_t)c); }

    inline char16_t CharToUpper(char16_t c)
        { if((unsigned)c <= 0xff) return (char16_t)toupper((uint8_t)c); return c; }

    inline char32_t CharToUpper(char32_t c)
        { if((unsigned)c <= 0xff) return (char32_t)toupper((uint8_t)c); return c; }



    template <typename T>
    int Compare(const T* p1, const T* p2, size_t n)
    {
        for(; n > 0; ++p1, ++p2, --n)
        {
            if(*p1 != *p2)
                return (*p1 < *p2) ? -1 : 1;
        }
        return 0;
    }

    inline int Compare(const char8_t* p1, const char8_t* p2, size_t n)
    {
        return memcmp(p1, p2, n);
    }

    template <typename T>
    inline int CompareI(const T* p1, const T* p2, size_t n)
    {
        for(; n > 0; ++p1, ++p2, --n)
        {
            const T c1 = CharToLower(*p1);
            const T c2 = CharToLower(*p2);

            if(c1 != c2)
                return (c1 < c2) ? -1 : 1;
        }
        return 0;
    }


    inline const char8_t* Find(const char8_t* p, char8_t c, size_t n)
    {
        return (const char8_t*)memchr(p, c, n);
    }

    inline const char16_t* Find(const char16_t* p, char16_t c, size_t n)
    {
        for(; n > 0; --n, ++p)
        {
            if(*p == c)
                return p;
        }

        return NULL;
    }

    inline const char32_t* Find(const char32_t* p, char32_t c, size_t n)
    {
        for(; n > 0; --n, ++p)
        {
            if(*p == c)
                return p;
        }

        return NULL;
    }


    inline size_t CharStrlen(const char8_t* p)
    {
        #ifdef _MSC_VER // VC++ can implement an instrinsic here.
            return strlen(p);
        #else
            const char8_t* pCurrent = p;
            while(*pCurrent)
                ++pCurrent;
            return (size_t)(pCurrent - p);
        #endif
    }

    inline size_t CharStrlen(const char16_t* p)
    {
        const char16_t* pCurrent = p;
        while(*pCurrent)
            ++pCurrent;
        return (size_t)(pCurrent - p);
    }

    inline size_t CharStrlen(const char32_t* p)
    {
        const char32_t* pCurrent = p;
        while(*pCurrent)
            ++pCurrent;
        return (size_t)(pCurrent - p);
    }


    template <typename T>
    inline T* CharStringUninitializedCopy(const T* pSource, const T* pSourceEnd, T* pDestination)
    {
        memmove(pDestination, pSource, (size_t)(pSourceEnd - pSource) * sizeof(T));
        return pDestination + (pSourceEnd - pSource);
    }




    inline char8_t* CharStringUninitializedFillN(char8_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char8_t c)
    {
        if(n) // Some compilers (e.g. GCC 4.3+) generate a warning (which can't be disabled) if you call memset with a size of 0.
            memset(pDestination, (uint8_t)c, (size_t)n);
        return pDestination + n;
    }

    inline char16_t* CharStringUninitializedFillN(char16_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char16_t c)
    {
        char16_t* pDest16          = pDestination;
        const char16_t* const pEnd = pDestination + n;
        while(pDest16 < pEnd)
            *pDest16++ = c;
        return pDestination + n;
    }

    inline char32_t* CharStringUninitializedFillN(char32_t* pDestination, size_t n, const char32_t c)
    {
        char32_t* pDest32          = pDestination;
        const char32_t* const pEnd = pDestination + n;
        while(pDest32 < pEnd)
            *pDest32++ = c;
        return pDestination + n;
    }



    inline char8_t* CharTypeAssignN(char8_t* pDestination, size_t n, char8_t c)
    {
        if(n) // Some compilers (e.g. GCC 4.3+) generate a warning (which can't be disabled) if you call memset with a size of 0.
            return (char8_t*)memset(pDestination, c, (size_t)n);
        return pDestination;
    }

    inline char16_t* CharTypeAssignN(char16_t* pDestination, size_t n, char16_t c)
    {
        char16_t* pDest16          = pDestination;
        const char16_t* const pEnd = pDestination + n;
        while(pDest16 < pEnd)
            *pDest16++ = c;
        return pDestination;
    }

    inline char32_t* CharTypeAssignN(char32_t* pDestination, size_t n, char32_t c)
    {
        char32_t* pDest32          = pDestination;
        const char32_t* const pEnd = pDestination + n;
        while(pDest32 < pEnd)
            *pDest32++ = c;
        return pDestination;
    }



    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // basic_string
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string()
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(EASTL_BASIC_STRING_DEFAULT_NAME)
    {
        AllocateSelf();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const allocator_type& allocator)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        AllocateSelf();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const this_type& x)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(x.mAllocator)
    {
        RangeInitialize(x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const this_type& x, size_type position, size_type n) 
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(x.mAllocator)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin)))
            {
                ThrowRangeException();
                AllocateSelf();
            }
            else
                RangeInitialize(x.mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - position));
        #else
            RangeInitialize(x.mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - position));
        #endif
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const value_type* p, size_type n, const allocator_type& allocator) 
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        RangeInitialize(p, p + n);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const value_type* p, const allocator_type& allocator)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        RangeInitialize(p);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(size_type n, value_type c, const allocator_type& allocator)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        SizeInitialize(n, c);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd, const allocator_type& allocator)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        RangeInitialize(pBegin, pEnd);
    }


    // CtorDoNotInitialize exists so that we can create a version that allocates but doesn't 
    // initialize but also doesn't collide with any other constructor declaration.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(CtorDoNotInitialize /*unused*/, size_type n, const allocator_type& allocator)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator(allocator)
    {
        // Note that we do not call SizeInitialize here.
        AllocateSelf(n + 1); // '+1' so that we have room for the terminating 0.
        *mpEnd = 0;
    }


    // CtorSprintf exists so that we can create a version that does a variable argument
    // sprintf but also doesn't collide with any other constructor declaration.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::basic_string(CtorSprintf /*unused*/, const value_type* pFormat, ...)
        : mpBegin(NULL),
          mpEnd(NULL),
          mpCapacity(NULL),
          mAllocator()
    {
        const size_type n = (size_type)CharStrlen(pFormat) + 1; // We'll need at least this much. '+1' so that we have room for the terminating 0.
        AllocateSelf(n); 

        va_list arguments;
        va_start(arguments, pFormat);
        append_sprintf_va_list(pFormat, arguments);
        va_end(arguments);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>::~basic_string()
    {
        DeallocateSelf();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::allocator_type&
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::get_allocator() const
    {
        return mAllocator;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::allocator_type&
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::get_allocator()
    {
        return mAllocator;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::set_allocator(const allocator_type& allocator)
    {
        mAllocator = allocator;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::data()  const
    {
        return mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::c_str() const
    {
        return mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::begin()
    {
        return mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::end()
    {
        return mpEnd;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::begin() const
    {
        return mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::end() const
    {
        return mpEnd;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rbegin()
    {
        return reverse_iterator(mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rend()
    {
        return reverse_iterator(mpBegin);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rbegin() const
    {
        return const_reverse_iterator(mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rend() const
    {
        return const_reverse_iterator(mpBegin);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool basic_string<T, Allocator>::empty() const
    {
        return (mpBegin == mpEnd);
    }     


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::size() const
    {
        return (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::length() const
    {
        return (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::max_size() const
    {
        return kMaxSize;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::capacity() const
    {
        return (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1); // '-1' because we pretend that we didn't allocate memory for the terminating 0.
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator[](size_type n) const
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting. Perhaps we shouldn't.
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n > (static_cast<size_type>(mpEnd - mpBegin))))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::operator[] -- out of range");
        #endif

        return mpBegin[n]; // Sometimes done as *(mpBegin + n)
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator[](size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting. Perhaps we shouldn't.
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n > (static_cast<size_type>(mpEnd - mpBegin))))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::operator[] -- out of range");
        #endif

        return mpBegin[n]; // Sometimes done as *(mpBegin + n)
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::this_type& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        if(&x != this)
        {
            #if EASTL_ALLOCATOR_COPY_ENABLED
                mAllocator = x.mAllocator;
            #endif

            assign(x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
        }
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::this_type& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator=(const value_type* p)
    {
        return assign(p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::this_type& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator=(value_type c)
    {
        return assign((size_type)1, c);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::resize(size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        const size_type s = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(n < s)
            erase(mpBegin + n, mpEnd);
        else if(n > s)
            append(n - s, c);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::resize(size_type n)
    {
        // C++ basic_string specifies that resize(n) is equivalent to resize(n, value_type()). 
        // For built-in types, value_type() is the same as zero (value_type(0)).
        // We can improve the efficiency (especially for long strings) of this 
        // string class by resizing without assigning to anything.
        
        const size_type s = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(n < s)
            erase(mpBegin + n, mpEnd);
        else if(n > s)
        {
            #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_CHAR_INIT
                append(n - s, value_type());
            #else 
                append(n - s);
            #endif
        }
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::reserve(size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n > kMaxSize))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        // The C++ standard for basic_string doesn't specify if we should or shouldn't 
        // downsize the container. The standard is overly vague in its description of reserve:
        //    The member function reserve() is a directive that informs a 
        //    basic_string object of a planned change in size, so that it 
        //    can manage the storage allocation accordingly.
        // We will act like the vector container and preserve the contents of 
        // the container and only reallocate if increasing the size. The user 
        // can use the set_capacity function to reduce the capacity.

        n = eastl::max_alt(n, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)); // Calculate the new capacity, which needs to be >= container size.

        if(n >= (size_type)(mpCapacity - mpBegin))  // If there is something to do... // We use >= because mpCapacity accounts for the trailing zero.
            set_capacity(n);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::set_capacity(size_type n)
    {
        if(n == npos) // If the user wants to set the capacity to equal the current size... // '-1' because we pretend that we didn't allocate memory for the terminating 0.
            n = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
        else if(n < (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))
            mpEnd = mpBegin + n;

        if(n != (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1)) // If there is any capacity change...
        {
            if(n)
            {
                pointer pNewBegin = DoAllocate(n + 1); // We need the + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.
                pointer pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, mpEnd, pNewBegin);
               *pNewEnd = 0;

                DeallocateSelf();
                mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
                mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
                mpCapacity = pNewBegin + (n + 1);
            }
            else
            {
                DeallocateSelf();
                AllocateSelf();
            }
        }
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::force_size(size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpCapacity - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpCapacity - mpBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::force_size -- out of range");
        #endif

        mpEnd = mpBegin + n;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::clear()
    {
        if(mpBegin != mpEnd)
        {
           *mpBegin = value_type(0);
            mpEnd   = mpBegin;
        }
    } 


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::reset()
    {
        // The reset function is a special extension function which unilaterally 
        // resets the container to an empty state without freeing the memory of 
        // the contained objects. This is useful for very quickly tearing down a 
        // container built into scratch memory.
        AllocateSelf();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::at(size_type n) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED                  // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::at -- out of range");
        #endif

        return mpBegin[n];
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::at(size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED                  // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::at -- out of range");
        #endif

        return mpBegin[n];
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::front()
    {
        #if EASTL_EMPTY_REFERENCE_ASSERT_ENABLED
            // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting.
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(mpEnd <= mpBegin)) // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::front -- empty string");
        #endif

        return *mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::front() const
    {
        #if EASTL_EMPTY_REFERENCE_ASSERT_ENABLED
            // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting.
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(mpEnd <= mpBegin)) // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::front -- empty string");
        #endif

        return *mpBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::back()
    {
        #if EASTL_EMPTY_REFERENCE_ASSERT_ENABLED
            // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting.
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(mpEnd <= mpBegin)) // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::back -- empty string");
        #endif

        return *(mpEnd - 1);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::const_reference
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::back() const
    {
        #if EASTL_EMPTY_REFERENCE_ASSERT_ENABLED
            // We allow the user to reference the trailing 0 char without asserting.
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(mpEnd <= mpBegin)) // We assert if the user references the trailing 0 char.
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::back -- empty string");
        #endif

        return *(mpEnd - 1);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator+=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        return append(x);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator+=(const value_type* p)
    {
        return append(p);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::operator+=(value_type c)
    {
        push_back(c);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        return append(x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position, size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return append(x.mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - position));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(const value_type* p, size_type n)
    {
        return append(p, p + n);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(const value_type* p)
    {
        return append(p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        const size_type s = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((n > kMaxSize) || (s > (kMaxSize - n))))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        const size_type nCapacity = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);

        if((s + n) > nCapacity)
            reserve(eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nCapacity), (size_type)(s + n)));

        if(n > 0)
        {
            CharStringUninitializedFillN(mpEnd + 1, n - 1, c);
           *mpEnd  = c;
            mpEnd += n;
           *mpEnd  = 0;
        }

        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd)
    {
        if(pBegin != pEnd)
        {
            const size_type nOldSize = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
            const size_type n        = (size_type)(pEnd - pBegin);

            #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
                if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(((size_t)n > kMaxSize) || (nOldSize > (kMaxSize - n))))
                    ThrowLengthException();
            #endif

            const size_type nCapacity = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);

            if((nOldSize + n) > nCapacity)
            {
                const size_type nLength = eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nCapacity), (size_type)(nOldSize + n)) + 1; // + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.

                pointer pNewBegin = DoAllocate(nLength);
                pointer pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, mpEnd, pNewBegin);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(pBegin,  pEnd,  pNewEnd);
               *pNewEnd = 0;

                DeallocateSelf();
                mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
                mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
                mpCapacity = pNewBegin + nLength; 
            }
            else
            {
                const value_type* pTemp = pBegin;
                ++pTemp;
                CharStringUninitializedCopy(pTemp, pEnd, mpEnd + 1);
                mpEnd[n] = 0;
               *mpEnd    = *pBegin;
                mpEnd   += n;
            }
        }

        return *this; 
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append_sprintf_va_list(const value_type* pFormat, va_list arguments)
    {
        // From unofficial C89 extension documentation:
        // The vsnprintf returns the number of characters written into the array,
        // not counting the terminating null character, or a negative value
        // if count or more characters are requested to be generated.
        // An error can occur while converting a value for output.

        // From the C99 standard:
        // The vsnprintf function returns the number of characters that would have
        // been written had n been sufficiently large, not counting the terminating
        // null character, or a negative value if an encoding error occurred.
        // Thus, the null-terminated output has been completely written if and only
        // if the returned value is nonnegative and less than n.
        size_type nInitialSize = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
        int       nReturnValue;

        #if EASTL_VA_COPY_ENABLED
            va_list argumentsSaved;
            va_copy(argumentsSaved, arguments);
        #endif

        if(mpBegin == GetEmptyString(value_type())) // We need to do this because non-standard vsnprintf implementations will otherwise overwrite gEmptyString with a non-zero char.
            nReturnValue = eastl::Vsnprintf(mpEnd, 0, pFormat, arguments);
        else
            nReturnValue = eastl::Vsnprintf(mpEnd, (size_t)(mpCapacity - mpEnd), pFormat, arguments);

        if(nReturnValue >= (int)(mpCapacity - mpEnd))  // If there wasn't enough capacity...
        {
            // In this case we definitely have C99 Vsnprintf behaviour.
            #if EASTL_VA_COPY_ENABLED
                va_copy(arguments, argumentsSaved);
            #endif
            resize(nInitialSize + nReturnValue);
            nReturnValue = eastl::Vsnprintf(mpBegin + nInitialSize, (size_t)(nReturnValue + 1), pFormat, arguments); // '+1' because vsnprintf wants to know the size of the buffer including the terminating zero.
        }
        else if(nReturnValue < 0) // If vsnprintf is non-C99-standard (e.g. it is VC++ _vsnprintf)...
        {
            // In this case we either have C89 extension behaviour or C99 behaviour.
            size_type n = eastl::max_alt((size_type)(EASTL_STRING_INITIAL_CAPACITY - 1), (size_type)(size() * 2)); // '-1' because the resize call below will add one for NULL terminator and we want to keep allocations on fixed block sizes.
    
            for(; (nReturnValue < 0) && (n < 1000000); n *= 2)
            {
                #if EASTL_VA_COPY_ENABLED
                    va_copy(arguments, argumentsSaved);
                #endif
                resize(n);

                const size_t nCapacity = (size_t)((n + 1) - nInitialSize);
                nReturnValue = eastl::Vsnprintf(mpBegin + nInitialSize, nCapacity, pFormat, arguments); // '+1' because vsnprintf wants to know the size of the buffer including the terminating zero.

                if(nReturnValue == (int)(unsigned)nCapacity)
                {
                    resize(++n);
                    nReturnValue = eastl::Vsnprintf(mpBegin + nInitialSize, nCapacity + 1, pFormat, arguments);
                }
            }
        }
     
        if(nReturnValue >= 0)
            mpEnd = mpBegin + nInitialSize + nReturnValue; // We are guaranteed from the above logic that mpEnd <= mpCapacity.
    
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::append_sprintf(const value_type* pFormat, ...)
    {
        va_list arguments;
        va_start(arguments, pFormat);
        append_sprintf_va_list(pFormat, arguments);
        va_end(arguments);
        
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::push_back(value_type c)
    {
        if((mpEnd + 1) == mpCapacity) // If we are out of space... (note that we test for + 1 because we have a trailing 0)
            reserve(eastl::max_alt(GetNewCapacity((size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1)), (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) + 1));
        *mpEnd++ = c;
        *mpEnd   = 0;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::pop_back()
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(mpEnd <= mpBegin))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::pop_back -- empty string");
        #endif

        mpEnd[-1] = value_type(0);
        --mpEnd;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        return assign(x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position, size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return assign(x.mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - position));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(const value_type* p, size_type n)
    {
        return assign(p, p + n);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(const value_type* p)
    {
        return assign(p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        if(n <= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))
        {
            CharTypeAssignN(mpBegin, n, c);
            erase(mpBegin + n, mpEnd);
        }
        else
        {
            CharTypeAssignN(mpBegin, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin), c);
            append(n - (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin), c);
        }
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::assign(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd)
    {
        const ptrdiff_t n = pEnd - pBegin;
        if(static_cast<size_type>(n) <= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))
        {
            memmove(mpBegin, pBegin, (size_t)n * sizeof(value_type));
            erase(mpBegin + n, mpEnd);
        }
        else
        {
            memmove(mpBegin, pBegin, (size_t)(mpEnd - mpBegin) * sizeof(value_type));
            append(pBegin + (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin), pEnd);
        }
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(size_type position, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) > (kMaxSize - (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin))))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        insert(mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(size_type position, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type beg, size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)) || (beg > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin))))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - beg);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) > (kMaxSize - nLength)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        insert(mpBegin + position, x.mpBegin + beg, x.mpBegin + beg + nLength);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(size_type position, const value_type* p, size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) > (kMaxSize - n)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        insert(mpBegin + position, p, p + n);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(size_type position, const value_type* p)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        size_type nLength = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) > (kMaxSize - nLength)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        insert(mpBegin + position, p, p + nLength);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(size_type position, size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) > (kMaxSize - n)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        insert(mpBegin + position, n, c);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(iterator p, value_type c)
    {
        if(p == mpEnd)
        {
            push_back(c);
            return mpEnd - 1;
        }
        return InsertInternal(p, c);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(iterator p, size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((p < mpBegin) || (p > mpEnd)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::insert -- invalid position");
        #endif

        if(n) // If there is anything to insert...
        {
            if(size_type(mpCapacity - mpEnd) >= (n + 1)) // If we have enough capacity...
            {
                const size_type nElementsAfter = (size_type)(mpEnd - p);
                iterator pOldEnd = mpEnd;

                if(nElementsAfter >= n) // If there's enough space for the new chars between the insert position and the end...
                {
                    CharStringUninitializedCopy((mpEnd - n) + 1, mpEnd + 1, mpEnd + 1);
                    mpEnd += n;
                    memmove(p + n, p, (size_t)((nElementsAfter - n) + 1) * sizeof(value_type));
                    CharTypeAssignN(p, n, c);
                }
                else
                {
                    CharStringUninitializedFillN(mpEnd + 1, n - nElementsAfter - 1, c);
                    mpEnd += n - nElementsAfter;

                    #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
                        try
                        {
                    #endif
                            CharStringUninitializedCopy(p, pOldEnd + 1, mpEnd);
                            mpEnd += nElementsAfter;
                    #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
                        }
                        catch(...)
                        {
                            mpEnd = pOldEnd;
                            throw;
                        }
                    #endif

                    CharTypeAssignN(p, nElementsAfter + 1, c);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                const size_type nOldSize = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
                const size_type nOldCap  = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);
                const size_type nLength  = eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nOldCap), (size_type)(nOldSize + n)) + 1; // + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.

                iterator pNewBegin = DoAllocate(nLength);
                iterator pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, p, pNewBegin);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedFillN(pNewEnd, n, c);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(p, mpEnd, pNewEnd);
               *pNewEnd = 0;

                DeallocateSelf();
                mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
                mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
                mpCapacity = pNewBegin + nLength;     
            }
        }
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::insert(iterator p, const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((p < mpBegin) || (p > mpEnd)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::insert -- invalid position");
        #endif

        const size_type n = (size_type)(pEnd - pBegin);

        if(n)
        {
            const bool bCapacityIsSufficient = ((mpCapacity - mpEnd) >= (difference_type)(n + 1));
            const bool bSourceIsFromSelf     = ((pEnd >= mpBegin) && (pBegin <= mpEnd));

            // If bSourceIsFromSelf is true, then we reallocate. This is because we are 
            // inserting ourself into ourself and thus both the source and destination 
            // be modified, making it rather tricky to attempt to do in place. The simplest
            // resolution is to reallocate. To consider: there may be a way to implement this
            // whereby we don't need to reallocate or can often avoid reallocating.
            if(bCapacityIsSufficient && !bSourceIsFromSelf)
            {
                const ptrdiff_t nElementsAfter = (mpEnd - p);
                iterator        pOldEnd        = mpEnd;

                if(nElementsAfter >= (ptrdiff_t)n) // If the newly inserted characters entirely fit within the size of the original string...
                {
                    memmove(mpEnd + 1, mpEnd - n + 1, (size_t)n * sizeof(value_type));
                    mpEnd += n;
                    memmove(p + n, p, (size_t)((nElementsAfter - n) + 1) * sizeof(value_type));
                    memmove(p, pBegin, (size_t)(pEnd - pBegin) * sizeof(value_type));
                }
                else
                {
                    const value_type* const pMid = pBegin + (nElementsAfter + 1);

                    memmove(mpEnd + 1, pMid, (size_t)(pEnd - pMid) * sizeof(value_type));
                    mpEnd += n - nElementsAfter;

                    #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
                        try
                        {
                    #endif
                            memmove(mpEnd, p, (size_t)(pOldEnd - p + 1) * sizeof(value_type));
                            mpEnd += nElementsAfter;
                    #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
                        }
                        catch(...)
                        {
                            mpEnd = pOldEnd;
                            throw;
                        }
                    #endif

                    memmove(p, pBegin, (size_t)(pMid - pBegin) * sizeof(value_type));
                }
            }
            else // Else we need to reallocate to implement this.
            {
                const size_type nOldSize = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
                const size_type nOldCap  = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);
                size_type nLength;

                if(bCapacityIsSufficient) // If bCapacityIsSufficient is true, then bSourceIsFromSelf must be false.
                    nLength = nOldSize + n + 1; // + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.
                else
                    nLength = eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nOldCap), (size_type)(nOldSize + n)) + 1; // + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.

                pointer pNewBegin = DoAllocate(nLength);
                pointer pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, p,     pNewBegin);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(pBegin,  pEnd,  pNewEnd);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(p,       mpEnd, pNewEnd);
               *pNewEnd = 0;

                DeallocateSelf();
                mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
                mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
                mpCapacity = pNewBegin + nLength; 
            }
        }
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::erase(size_type position, size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::erase -- invalid position");
        #endif

        erase(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position));
        return *this;
    }  


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::erase(iterator p)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((p < mpBegin) || (p >= mpEnd)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::erase -- invalid position");
        #endif

        memmove(p, p + 1, (size_t)(mpEnd - p) * sizeof(value_type));
        --mpEnd;
        return p;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::erase(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((pBegin < mpBegin) || (pBegin > mpEnd) || (pEnd < mpBegin) || (pEnd > mpEnd) || (pEnd < pBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::erase -- invalid position");
        #endif

        if(pBegin != pEnd)
        {
            memmove(pBegin, pEnd, (size_t)((mpEnd - pEnd) + 1) * sizeof(value_type));
            const iterator pNewEnd = (mpEnd - (pEnd - pBegin));
            mpEnd = pNewEnd;
        }
        return pBegin;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::erase(reverse_iterator position)
    {
        return reverse_iterator(erase((++position).base()));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::erase(reverse_iterator first, reverse_iterator last)
    {
        return reverse_iterator(erase((++last).base(), (++first).base()));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(size_type position, size_type n, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        const size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - nLength) >= (kMaxSize - (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin))))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        return replace(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + nLength, x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type pos2, size_type n2)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((pos1 > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)) || (pos2 > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin))))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        const size_type nLength1 = eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(  mpEnd -   mpBegin) - pos1);
        const size_type nLength2 = eastl::min_alt(n2, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin) - pos2);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - nLength1) >= (kMaxSize - nLength2)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        return replace(mpBegin + pos1, mpBegin + pos1 + nLength1, x.mpBegin + pos2, x.mpBegin + pos2 + nLength2);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(size_type position, size_type n1, const value_type* p, size_type n2)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        const size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((n2 > kMaxSize) || (((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - nLength) >= (kMaxSize - n2))))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        return replace(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + nLength, p, p + n2);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(size_type position, size_type n1, const value_type* p)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        const size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            const size_type n2 = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((n2 > kMaxSize) || (((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - nLength) >= (kMaxSize - n2))))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        return replace(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + nLength, p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(size_type position, size_type n1, size_type n2, value_type c)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        const size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((n2 > kMaxSize) || ((size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - nLength) >= (kMaxSize - n2)))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        return replace(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + nLength, n2, c);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        return replace(pBegin, pEnd, x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd, const value_type* p, size_type n)
    {
        return replace(pBegin, pEnd, p, p + n);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd, const value_type* p)
    {
        return replace(pBegin, pEnd, p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(iterator pBegin, iterator pEnd, size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((pBegin < mpBegin) || (pBegin > mpEnd) || (pEnd < mpBegin) || (pEnd > mpEnd) || (pEnd < pBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::replace -- invalid position");
        #endif

        const size_type nLength = static_cast<size_type>(pEnd - pBegin);

        if(nLength >= n)
        {
            CharTypeAssignN(pBegin, n, c);
            erase(pBegin + n, pEnd);
        }
        else
        {
            CharTypeAssignN(pBegin, nLength, c);
            insert(pEnd, n - nLength, c);
        }
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::replace(iterator pBegin1, iterator pEnd1, const value_type* pBegin2, const value_type* pEnd2)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((pBegin1 < mpBegin) || (pBegin1 > mpEnd) || (pEnd1 < mpBegin) || (pEnd1 > mpEnd) || (pEnd1 < pBegin1)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::replace -- invalid position");
        #endif

        const size_type nLength1 = (size_type)(pEnd1 - pBegin1);
        const size_type nLength2 = (size_type)(pEnd2 - pBegin2);

        if(nLength1 >= nLength2) // If we have a non-expanding operation...
        {
            if((pBegin2 > pEnd1) || (pEnd2 <= pBegin1))  // If we have a non-overlapping operation...
                memcpy(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)(pEnd2 - pBegin2) * sizeof(value_type));
            else
                memmove(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)(pEnd2 - pBegin2) * sizeof(value_type));
            erase(pBegin1 + nLength2, pEnd1);
        }
        else // Else we are expanding.
        {
            if((pBegin2 > pEnd1) || (pEnd2 <= pBegin1)) // If we have a non-overlapping operation...
            {
                const value_type* const pMid2 = pBegin2 + nLength1;

                if((pEnd2 <= pBegin1) || (pBegin2 > pEnd1))
                    memcpy(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)(pMid2 - pBegin2) * sizeof(value_type));
                else
                    memmove(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)(pMid2 - pBegin2) * sizeof(value_type));
                insert(pEnd1, pMid2, pEnd2);
            }
            else // else we have an overlapping operation.
            {
                // I can't think of any easy way of doing this without allocating temporary memory.
                const size_type nOldSize     = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
                const size_type nOldCap      = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);
                const size_type nNewCapacity = eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nOldCap), (size_type)(nOldSize + (nLength2 - nLength1))) + 1; // + 1 to accomodate the trailing 0.

                pointer pNewBegin = DoAllocate(nNewCapacity);
                pointer pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, pBegin1, pNewBegin);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(pBegin2, pEnd2,   pNewEnd);
                pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(pEnd1,   mpEnd,   pNewEnd);
               *pNewEnd = 0;

                DeallocateSelf();
                mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
                mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
                mpCapacity = pNewBegin + nNewCapacity; 
            }
        }
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::copy(value_type* p, size_type n, size_type position) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        // It is not clear from the C++ standard if 'p' destination pointer is allowed to 
        // refer to memory from within the string itself. We assume so and use memmove 
        // instead of memcpy until we find otherwise.
        const size_type nLength = eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position);
        memmove(p, mpBegin + position, (size_t)nLength * sizeof(value_type));
        return nLength;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::swap(basic_string<T, Allocator>& x)
    {
        if(mAllocator == x.mAllocator) // If allocators are equivalent...
        {
            // We leave mAllocator as-is.
            eastl::swap(mpBegin,     x.mpBegin);
            eastl::swap(mpEnd,       x.mpEnd);
            eastl::swap(mpCapacity,  x.mpCapacity);
        }
        else // else swap the contents.
        {
            const this_type temp(*this); // Can't call eastl::swap because that would
            *this = x;                   // itself call this member swap function.
            x     = temp;
        }
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return find(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return find(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    #if defined(EA_PLATFORM_XENON) // If XBox 360...
       
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

            if(n || (position > nLength))
            {
                if(position < nLength)
                {
                    size_type nRemain = nLength - position;

                    if(n <= nRemain)
                    {
                        nRemain -= (n - 1);

                        for(const value_type* p1, *p2 = mpBegin + position;
                            (p1 = Find(p2, *p, nRemain)) != 0;
                            nRemain -= (p1 - p2) + 1, p2 = (p1 + 1))
                        {
                            if(Compare(p1, p, n) == 0)
                                return (size_type)(p1 - mpBegin);
                        }
                    }
                }

                return npos;
            }

            return position;
        }
    #else
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            // It is not clear what the requirements are for position, but since the C++ standard
            // appears to be silent it is assumed for now that position can be any value.
            //#if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            //    if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
            //        EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::find -- invalid position");
            //#endif

            if(EASTL_LIKELY((position + n) <= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))) // If the range is valid...
            {
                const value_type* const pTemp = eastl::search(mpBegin + position, mpEnd, p, p + n);

                if((pTemp != mpEnd) || (n == 0))
                    return (size_type)(pTemp - mpBegin);
            }
            return npos;
        }
    #endif


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        // It is not clear what the requirements are for position, but since the C++ standard
        // appears to be silent it is assumed for now that position can be any value.
        //#if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
        //    if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
        //        EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::find -- invalid position");
        //#endif

        if(EASTL_LIKELY(position < (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))) // If the position is valid...
        {
            const const_iterator pResult = eastl::find(mpBegin + position, mpEnd, c);

            if(pResult != mpEnd)
                return (size_type)(pResult - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rfind(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return rfind(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rfind(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return rfind(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rfind(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
    {
        // Disabled because it's not clear what values are valid for position. 
        // It is documented that npos is a valid value, though. We return npos and 
        // don't crash if postion is any invalid value.
        //#if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
        //    if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((position != npos) && (position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))))
        //        EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::rfind -- invalid position");
        //#endif

        // Note that a search for a zero length string starting at position = end() returns end() and not npos.
        // Note by Paul Pedriana: I am not sure how this should behave in the case of n == 0 and position > size. 
        // The standard seems to suggest that rfind doesn't act exactly the same as find in that input position 
        // can be > size and the return value can still be other than npos. Thus, if n == 0 then you can 
        // never return npos, unlike the case with find.
        const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(EASTL_LIKELY(n <= nLength))
        {
            if(EASTL_LIKELY(n))
            {
                const const_iterator pEnd    = mpBegin + eastl::min_alt(nLength - n, position) + n;
                const const_iterator pResult = CharTypeStringRSearch(mpBegin, pEnd, p, p + n);

                if(pResult != pEnd)
                    return (size_type)(pResult - mpBegin);
            }
            else
                return eastl::min_alt(nLength, position);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::rfind(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        // If n is zero or position is >= size, we return npos.
        const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(EASTL_LIKELY(nLength))
        {
            const value_type* const pEnd    = mpBegin + eastl::min_alt(nLength - 1, position) + 1;
            const value_type* const pResult = CharTypeStringRFind(pEnd, mpBegin, c);

            if(pResult != mpBegin)
                return (size_type)((pResult - 1) - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_of(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_first_of(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type 
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_of(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_first_of(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    #if defined(EA_PLATFORM_XENON) // If XBox 360...
        
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            // If position is >= size, we return npos.
            if(n && (position < (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
            {
                for(const value_type* p1 = (mpBegin + position); p1 < mpEnd; ++p1)
                {
                    if(Find(p, *p1, n) != 0)
                        return (size_type)(p1 - mpBegin);
                }
            }
            return npos;
        }
    #else
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            // If position is >= size, we return npos.
            if(EASTL_LIKELY((position < (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin))))
            {
                const value_type* const pBegin = mpBegin + position;
                const const_iterator pResult   = CharTypeStringFindFirstOf(pBegin, mpEnd, p, p + n);

                if(pResult != mpEnd)
                    return (size_type)(pResult - mpBegin);
            }
            return npos;
        }
    #endif


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_of(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        return find(c, position);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_of(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_last_of(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_of(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_last_of(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    #if defined(EA_PLATFORM_XENON) // If XBox 360...
       
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            // If n is zero or position is >= size, we return npos.
            const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

            if(n && nLength)
            {
                const value_type* p1;

                if(position < nLength)
                    p1 = mpBegin + position;
                else
                    p1 = mpEnd - 1;

                for(;;)
                {
                    if(Find(p, *p1, n))
                        return (size_type)(p1 - mpBegin);

                    if(p1-- == mpBegin)
                        break;
                }
            }

            return npos;
        }
    #else
        template <typename T, typename Allocator>
        typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
        basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
        {
            // If n is zero or position is >= size, we return npos.
            const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

            if(EASTL_LIKELY(nLength))
            {
                const value_type* const pEnd    = mpBegin + eastl::min_alt(nLength - 1, position) + 1;
                const value_type* const pResult = CharTypeStringRFindFirstOf(pEnd, mpBegin, p, p + n);

                if(pResult != mpBegin)
                    return (size_type)((pResult - 1) - mpBegin);
            }
            return npos;
        }
    #endif


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_of(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        return rfind(c, position);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_not_of(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_first_not_of(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_first_not_of(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
    {
        if(EASTL_LIKELY(position <= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
        {
            const const_iterator pResult = CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf(mpBegin + position, mpEnd, p, p + n);

            if(pResult != mpEnd)
                return (size_type)(pResult - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_first_not_of(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        if(EASTL_LIKELY(position <= (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
        {
            // Todo: Possibly make a specialized version of CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf(pBegin, pEnd, c).
            const const_iterator pResult = CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf(mpBegin + position, mpEnd, &c, &c + 1);

            if(pResult != mpEnd)
                return (size_type)(pResult - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_not_of(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_last_not_of(x.mpBegin, position, (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position) const
    {
        return find_last_not_of(p, position, (size_type)CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_not_of(const value_type* p, size_type position, size_type n) const
    {
        const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(EASTL_LIKELY(nLength))
        {
            const value_type* const pEnd    = mpBegin + eastl::min_alt(nLength - 1, position) + 1;
            const value_type* const pResult = CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf(pEnd, mpBegin, p, p + n);

            if(pResult != mpBegin)
                return (size_type)((pResult - 1) - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::find_last_not_of(value_type c, size_type position) const
    {
        const size_type nLength = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);

        if(EASTL_LIKELY(nLength))
        {
            // Todo: Possibly make a specialized version of CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf(pBegin, pEnd, c).
            const value_type* const pEnd    = mpBegin + eastl::min_alt(nLength - 1, position) + 1;
            const value_type* const pResult = CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf(pEnd, mpBegin, &c, &c + 1);

            if(pResult != mpBegin)
                return (size_type)((pResult - 1) - mpBegin);
        }
        return npos;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator> basic_string<T, Allocator>::substr(size_type position, size_type n) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(position > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::substr -- invalid position");
        #endif

        return basic_string(mpBegin + position, mpBegin + position + eastl::min_alt(n, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - position), mAllocator);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x) const
    {
        return compare(mpBegin, mpEnd, x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(pos1 > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return compare(mpBegin + pos1, 
                       mpBegin + pos1 + eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - pos1),
                       x.mpBegin,
                       x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x, size_type pos2, size_type n2) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY((pos1 > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)) || (pos2 > (size_type)(x.mpEnd - x.mpBegin))))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return compare(mpBegin + pos1, 
                       mpBegin + pos1 + eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - pos1),
                       x.mpBegin + pos2, 
                       x.mpBegin + pos2 + eastl::min_alt(n2, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - pos2));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(const value_type* p) const
    {
        return compare(mpBegin, mpEnd, p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const value_type* p) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(pos1 > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return compare(mpBegin + pos1, 
                       mpBegin + pos1 + eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - pos1),
                       p,
                       p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const value_type* p, size_type n2) const
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_RANGE_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(pos1 > (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin)))
                ThrowRangeException();
        #endif

        return compare(mpBegin + pos1, 
                       mpBegin + pos1 + eastl::min_alt(n1, (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin) - pos1),
                       p,
                       p + n2);
    }


    // make_lower
    // This is a very simple ASCII-only case conversion function
    // Anything more complicated should use a more powerful separate library.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::make_lower()
    {
        for(pointer p = mpBegin; p < mpEnd; ++p)
            *p = (value_type)CharToLower(*p);
    }


    // make_upper
    // This is a very simple ASCII-only case conversion function
    // Anything more complicated should use a more powerful separate library.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::make_upper()
    {
        for(pointer p = mpBegin; p < mpEnd; ++p)
            *p = (value_type)CharToUpper(*p);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::ltrim()
    {
        const value_type array[] = { ' ', '\t', 0 }; // This is a pretty simplistic view of whitespace.
        erase(0, find_first_not_of(array));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::rtrim()
    {
        const value_type array[] = { ' ', '\t', 0 }; // This is a pretty simplistic view of whitespace.
        erase(find_last_not_of(array) + 1);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::trim()
    {
        ltrim();
        rtrim();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator> basic_string<T, Allocator>::left(size_type n) const
    {
        const size_type nLength = length();
        if(n < nLength)
            return substr(0, n);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator> basic_string<T, Allocator>::right(size_type n) const
    {
        const size_type nLength = length();
        if(n < nLength)
            return substr(nLength - n, n);
        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::sprintf(const value_type* pFormat, ...)
    {
        va_list arguments;
        va_start(arguments, pFormat);
        mpEnd = mpBegin; // Fast truncate to zero length.
        append_sprintf_va_list(pFormat, arguments);
        va_end(arguments);

        return *this;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator>& basic_string<T, Allocator>::sprintf_va_list(const value_type* pFormat, va_list arguments)
    {
        mpEnd = mpBegin; // Fast truncate to zero length.

        return append_sprintf_va_list(pFormat, arguments);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    int basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(const value_type* pBegin1, const value_type* pEnd1,
                                            const value_type* pBegin2, const value_type* pEnd2)
    {
        const ptrdiff_t n1   = pEnd1 - pBegin1;
        const ptrdiff_t n2   = pEnd2 - pBegin2;
        const ptrdiff_t nMin = eastl::min_alt(n1, n2);
        const int       cmp  = Compare(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)nMin);

        return (cmp != 0 ? cmp : (n1 < n2 ? -1 : (n1 > n2 ? 1 : 0)));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    int basic_string<T, Allocator>::comparei(const value_type* pBegin1, const value_type* pEnd1, 
                                             const value_type* pBegin2, const value_type* pEnd2)
    {
        const ptrdiff_t n1   = pEnd1 - pBegin1;
        const ptrdiff_t n2   = pEnd2 - pBegin2;
        const ptrdiff_t nMin = eastl::min_alt(n1, n2);
        const int       cmp  = CompareI(pBegin1, pBegin2, (size_t)nMin);

        return (cmp != 0 ? cmp : (n1 < n2 ? -1 : (n1 > n2 ? 1 : 0)));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::comparei(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& x) const
    {
        return comparei(mpBegin, mpEnd, x.mpBegin, x.mpEnd);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::comparei(const value_type* p) const
    {
        return comparei(mpBegin, mpEnd, p, p + CharStrlen(p));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::iterator
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::InsertInternal(iterator p, value_type c)
    {
        iterator pNewPosition = p;

        if((mpEnd + 1) < mpCapacity)
        {
            *(mpEnd + 1) = 0;
            memmove(p + 1, p, (size_t)(mpEnd - p) * sizeof(value_type));
            *p = c;
            ++mpEnd;
        }
        else
        {
            const size_type nOldSize = (size_type)(mpEnd - mpBegin);
            const size_type nOldCap  = (size_type)((mpCapacity - mpBegin) - 1);
            const size_type nLength  = eastl::max_alt((size_type)GetNewCapacity(nOldCap), (size_type)(nOldSize + 1)) + 1; // The second + 1 is to accomodate the trailing 0.

            iterator pNewBegin = DoAllocate(nLength);
            iterator pNewEnd   = pNewBegin;

            pNewPosition = CharStringUninitializedCopy(mpBegin, p, pNewBegin);
           *pNewPosition = c;

            pNewEnd = pNewPosition + 1;
            pNewEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(p, mpEnd, pNewEnd);
           *pNewEnd = 0;

            DeallocateSelf();
            mpBegin    = pNewBegin;
            mpEnd      = pNewEnd;
            mpCapacity = pNewBegin + nLength;
        }
        return pNewPosition;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::SizeInitialize(size_type n, value_type c)
    {
        AllocateSelf((size_type)(n + 1)); // '+1' so that we have room for the terminating 0.

        mpEnd = CharStringUninitializedFillN(mpBegin, n, c);
       *mpEnd = 0;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::RangeInitialize(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd)
    {
        const size_type n = (size_type)(pEnd - pBegin);

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_ARGUMENT_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(!pBegin && (n != 0)))
                ThrowInvalidArgumentException();
        #endif

        AllocateSelf((size_type)(n + 1)); // '+1' so that we have room for the terminating 0.

        mpEnd = CharStringUninitializedCopy(pBegin, pEnd, mpBegin);
       *mpEnd = 0;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::RangeInitialize(const value_type* pBegin)
    {
        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_ARGUMENT_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(!pBegin))
                ThrowInvalidArgumentException();
        #endif

        RangeInitialize(pBegin, pBegin + CharStrlen(pBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::DoAllocate(size_type n)
    {
        EASTL_ASSERT(n > 1); // We want n > 1 because n == 1 is reserved for empty capacity and usage of gEmptyString.
        return (value_type*)EASTLAlloc(mAllocator, n * sizeof(value_type));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::DoFree(value_type* p, size_type n)
    {
        if(p)
            EASTLFree(mAllocator, p, n * sizeof(value_type));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::GetNewCapacity(size_type currentCapacity) // This needs to return a value of at least currentCapacity and at least 1.
    {
        return (currentCapacity > EASTL_STRING_INITIAL_CAPACITY) ? (2 * currentCapacity) : EASTL_STRING_INITIAL_CAPACITY;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::AllocateSelf()
    {
        EASTL_ASSERT(gEmptyString.mUint32 == 0);
        mpBegin     = const_cast<value_type*>(GetEmptyString(value_type()));  // In const_cast-int this, we promise not to modify it.
        mpEnd       = mpBegin;
        mpCapacity  = mpBegin + 1; // When we are using gEmptyString, mpCapacity is always mpEnd + 1. This is an important distinguising characteristic.
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    void basic_string<T, Allocator>::AllocateSelf(size_type n)
    {
        #if EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n >= 0x40000000))
                EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string::AllocateSelf -- improbably large request.");
        #endif

        #if EASTL_STRING_OPT_LENGTH_ERRORS
            if(EASTL_UNLIKELY(n > kMaxSize))
                ThrowLengthException();
        #endif

        if(n > 1)
        {
            mpBegin    = DoAllocate(n);
            mpEnd      = mpBegin;
            mpCapacity = mpBegin + n;
        }
        else
            AllocateSelf();
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::DeallocateSelf()
    {
        // Note that we compare mpCapacity to mpEnd instead of comparing 
        // mpBegin to &gEmptyString. This is important because we may have
        // a case whereby one library passes a string to another library to 
        // deallocate and the two libraries have idependent versions of gEmptyString.
        if((mpCapacity - mpBegin) > 1) // If we are not using gEmptyString as our memory...
            DoFree(mpBegin, (size_type)(mpCapacity - mpBegin));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::ThrowLengthException() const
    {
        #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
            throw std::length_error("basic_string -- length_error");
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string -- length_error");
        #endif
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::ThrowRangeException() const
    {
        #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
            throw std::out_of_range("basic_string -- out of range");
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string -- out of range");
        #endif
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void basic_string<T, Allocator>::ThrowInvalidArgumentException() const
    {
        #if EASTL_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
            throw std::invalid_argument("basic_string -- invalid argument");
        #elif EASTL_ASSERT_ENABLED
            EASTL_FAIL_MSG("basic_string -- invalid argument");
        #endif
    }


    // CharTypeStringFindEnd
    // Specialized char version of STL find() from back function.
    // Not the same as RFind because search range is specified as forward iterators.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringFindEnd(const value_type* pBegin, const value_type* pEnd, value_type c)
    {
        const value_type* pTemp = pEnd;
        while(--pTemp >= pBegin)
        {
            if(*pTemp == c)
                return pTemp;
        }

        return pEnd;
    }


    // CharTypeStringRFind
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find() function in reverse.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringRFind(const value_type* pRBegin, const value_type* pREnd, const value_type c)
    {
        while(pRBegin > pREnd)
        {
            if(*(pRBegin - 1) == c)
                return pRBegin;
            --pRBegin;
        }
        return pREnd;
    }


    // CharTypeStringSearch
    // Specialized value_type version of STL search() function.
    // Purpose: find p2 within p1. Return p1End if not found or if either string is zero length.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringSearch(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, 
                                                     const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End)
    {
        // Test for zero length strings, in which case we have a match or a failure, 
        // but the return value is the same either way.
        if((p1Begin == p1End) || (p2Begin == p2End))
            return p1Begin;

        // Test for a pattern of length 1.
        if((p2Begin + 1) == p2End)
            return eastl::find(p1Begin, p1End, *p2Begin);

        // General case.
        const value_type* pTemp;
        const value_type* pTemp1 = (p2Begin + 1);
        const value_type* pCurrent = p1Begin;

        while(p1Begin != p1End)
        {
            p1Begin = eastl::find(p1Begin, p1End, *p2Begin);
            if(p1Begin == p1End)
                return p1End;

            pTemp = pTemp1;
            pCurrent = p1Begin; 
            if(++pCurrent == p1End)
                return p1End;

            while(*pCurrent == *pTemp)
            {
                if(++pTemp == p2End)
                    return p1Begin;
                if(++pCurrent == p1End)
                    return p1End;
            }

            ++p1Begin;
        }

        return p1Begin;
    }


    // CharTypeStringRSearch
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find_end() function (which really is a reverse search function).
    // Purpose: find last instance of p2 within p1. Return p1End if not found or if either string is zero length.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* 
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringRSearch(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, 
                                                      const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End)
    {
        // Test for zero length strings, in which case we have a match or a failure, 
        // but the return value is the same either way.
        if((p1Begin == p1End) || (p2Begin == p2End))
            return p1Begin;

        // Test for a pattern of length 1.
        if((p2Begin + 1) == p2End)
            return CharTypeStringFindEnd(p1Begin, p1End, *p2Begin);

        // Test for search string length being longer than string length.
        if((p2End - p2Begin) > (p1End - p1Begin))
            return p1End;

        // General case.
        const value_type* pSearchEnd = (p1End - (p2End - p2Begin) + 1);
        const value_type* pCurrent1;
        const value_type* pCurrent2;

        while(pSearchEnd != p1Begin)
        {
            // Search for the last occurrence of *p2Begin.
            pCurrent1 = CharTypeStringFindEnd(p1Begin, pSearchEnd, *p2Begin);
            if(pCurrent1 == pSearchEnd) // If the first char of p2 wasn't found, 
                return p1End;           // then we immediately have failure.

            // In this case, *pTemp == *p2Begin. So compare the rest.
            pCurrent2 = p2Begin;
            while(*pCurrent1++ == *pCurrent2++)
            {
                if(pCurrent2 == p2End)
                    return (pCurrent1 - (p2End - p2Begin));
            }

            // A smarter algorithm might know to subtract more than just one,
            // but in most cases it won't make much difference anyway.
            --pSearchEnd;
        }

        return p1End;
    }


    // CharTypeStringFindFirstOf
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find_first_of() function.
    // This function is much like the C runtime strtok function, except the strings aren't null-terminated.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringFindFirstOf(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, 
                                                          const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End)
    {
        for( ; p1Begin != p1End; ++p1Begin)
        {
            for(const value_type* pTemp = p2Begin; pTemp != p2End; ++pTemp)
            {
                if(*p1Begin == *pTemp)
                    return p1Begin;
            }
        }
        return p1End;
    }


    // CharTypeStringRFindFirstOf
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find_first_of() function in reverse.
    // This function is much like the C runtime strtok function, except the strings aren't null-terminated.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringRFindFirstOf(const value_type* p1RBegin, const value_type* p1REnd, 
                                                           const value_type* p2Begin,  const value_type* p2End)
    {
        for( ; p1RBegin != p1REnd; --p1RBegin)
        {
            for(const value_type* pTemp = p2Begin; pTemp != p2End; ++pTemp)
            {
                if(*(p1RBegin - 1) == *pTemp)
                    return p1RBegin;
            }
        }
        return p1REnd;
    }



    // CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find_first_not_of() function.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringFindFirstNotOf(const value_type* p1Begin, const value_type* p1End, 
                                                             const value_type* p2Begin, const value_type* p2End)
    {
        for( ; p1Begin != p1End; ++p1Begin)
        {
            const value_type* pTemp;
            for(pTemp = p2Begin; pTemp != p2End; ++pTemp)
            {
                if(*p1Begin == *pTemp)
                    break;
            }
            if(pTemp == p2End)
                return p1Begin;
        }
        return p1End;
    }


    // CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf
    // Specialized value_type version of STL find_first_not_of() function in reverse.
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type*
    basic_string<T, Allocator>::CharTypeStringRFindFirstNotOf(const value_type* p1RBegin, const value_type* p1REnd, 
                                                              const value_type* p2Begin,  const value_type* p2End)
    {
        for( ; p1RBegin != p1REnd; --p1RBegin)
        {
            const value_type* pTemp;
            for(pTemp = p2Begin; pTemp != p2End; ++pTemp)
            {
                if(*(p1RBegin-1) == *pTemp)
                    break;
            }
            if(pTemp == p2End)
                return p1RBegin;
        }
        return p1REnd;
    }




    // iterator operators
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator==(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator& r1, 
                           const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator& r2)
    {
        return r1.mpCurrent == r2.mpCurrent;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator!=(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator& r1, 
                           const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::reverse_iterator& r2)
    {
        return r1.mpCurrent != r2.mpCurrent;
    }


    // Operator +
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator> operator+(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::CtorDoNotInitialize CtorDoNotInitialize;
        CtorDoNotInitialize cDNI; // GCC 2.x forces us to declare a named temporary like this.
        basic_string<T, Allocator> result(cDNI, a.size() + b.size(), const_cast<basic_string<T, Allocator>&>(a).get_allocator()); // Note that we choose to assign a's allocator.
        result.append(a);
        result.append(b);
        return result;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator> operator+(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::CtorDoNotInitialize CtorDoNotInitialize;
        CtorDoNotInitialize cDNI; // GCC 2.x forces us to declare a named temporary like this.
        const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type n = (typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        basic_string<T, Allocator> result(cDNI, n + b.size(), const_cast<basic_string<T, Allocator>&>(b).get_allocator());
        result.append(p, p + n);
        result.append(b);
        return result;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator> operator+(typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type c, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::CtorDoNotInitialize CtorDoNotInitialize;
        CtorDoNotInitialize cDNI; // GCC 2.x forces us to declare a named temporary like this.
        basic_string<T, Allocator> result(cDNI, 1 + b.size(), const_cast<basic_string<T, Allocator>&>(b).get_allocator());
        result.push_back(c);
        result.append(b);
        return result;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator> operator+(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::CtorDoNotInitialize CtorDoNotInitialize;
        CtorDoNotInitialize cDNI; // GCC 2.x forces us to declare a named temporary like this.
        const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type n = (typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        basic_string<T, Allocator> result(cDNI, a.size() + n, const_cast<basic_string<T, Allocator>&>(a).get_allocator());
        result.append(a);
        result.append(p, p + n);
        return result;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    basic_string<T, Allocator> operator+(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type c)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::CtorDoNotInitialize CtorDoNotInitialize;
        CtorDoNotInitialize cDNI; // GCC 2.x forces us to declare a named temporary like this.
        basic_string<T, Allocator> result(cDNI, a.size() + 1, const_cast<basic_string<T, Allocator>&>(a).get_allocator());
        result.append(a);
        result.push_back(c);
        return result;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool basic_string<T, Allocator>::validate() const
    {
        if((mpBegin == NULL) || (mpEnd == NULL))
            return false;
        if(mpEnd < mpBegin)
            return false;
        if(mpCapacity < mpEnd)
            return false;
        return true;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline int basic_string<T, Allocator>::validate_iterator(const_iterator i) const
    {
        if(i >= mpBegin)
        {
            if(i < mpEnd)
                return (isf_valid | isf_current | isf_can_dereference);

            if(i <= mpEnd)
                return (isf_valid | isf_current);
        }

        return isf_none;
    }


    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // global operators
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    // Operator== and operator!=
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator==(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return ((a.size() == b.size()) && (memcmp(a.data(), b.data(), (size_t)a.size() * sizeof(typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type)) == 0));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator==(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type size_type;
        const size_type n = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        return ((n == b.size()) && (memcmp(p, b.data(), (size_t)n * sizeof(*p)) == 0));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator==(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type size_type;
        const size_type n = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        return ((a.size() == n) && (memcmp(a.data(), p, (size_t)n * sizeof(*p)) == 0));
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator!=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(a == b);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator!=(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(p == b);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator!=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        return !(a == p);
    }


    // Operator< (and also >, <=, and >=).
    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin(), b.end()) < 0; }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type size_type;
        const size_type n = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        return basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(p, p + n, b.begin(), b.end()) < 0;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        typedef typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::size_type size_type;
        const size_type n = (size_type)CharStrlen(p);
        return basic_string<T, Allocator>::compare(a.begin(), a.end(), p, p + n) < 0;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return b < a;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return b < p;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        return p < a;
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(b < a);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<=(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(b < p);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator<=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        return !(p < a);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(a < b);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>=(const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p, const basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        return !(p < b);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline bool operator>=(const basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, const typename basic_string<T, Allocator>::value_type* p)
    {
        return !(a < p);
    }


    template <typename T, typename Allocator>
    inline void swap(basic_string<T, Allocator>& a, basic_string<T, Allocator>& b)
    {
        a.swap(b);
    }


    /// string / wstring
    typedef basic_string<char>    string;
    typedef basic_string<wchar_t> wstring;

    /// string8 / string16 / string32
    typedef basic_string<char8_t>  string8;
    typedef basic_string<char16_t> string16;
    typedef basic_string<char32_t> string32;



    /// hash<string>
    ///
    /// We provide EASTL hash function objects for use in hash table containers.
    ///
    /// Example usage:
    ///    #include <EASTL/hash_set.h>
    ///    hash_set<string> stringHashSet;
    ///
    template <typename T> struct hash;

    template <>
    struct hash<string>
    {
        size_t operator()(const string& x) const
        {
            const unsigned char* p = (const unsigned char*)x.c_str(); // To consider: limit p to at most 256 chars.
            unsigned int c, result = 2166136261U; // We implement an FNV-like string hash. 
            while((c = *p++) != 0) // Using '!=' disables compiler warnings.
                result = (result * 16777619) ^ c;
            return (size_t)result;
        }
    };

    /// hash<wstring>
    ///
    template <>
    struct hash<wstring>
    {
        size_t operator()(const wstring& x) const
        {
            const wchar_t* p = (const wchar_t*)x.c_str(); // To consider: limit p to at most 256 chars.
            unsigned int c, result = 2166136261U; // We implement an FNV-like string hash. 
            while((c = *p++) != 0) // Using '!=' disables compiler warnings.
                result = (result * 16777619) ^ c;
            return (size_t)result;
        }
    };


} // namespace eastl


#ifdef _MSC_VER
    #pragma warning(pop)
#endif

#endif // EASTL_ABSTRACT_STRING_ENABLED

#endif // Header include guard