#pragma once
#include <stddef.h>



/* This class claims ownership of:
 *
 *          - The char* passed to it in its ctor
 *          - Itself (sounds funny) -> When no longer referenced the object deletes it's own memory,
 *                                     therefore objects from this class should only be constructed
 *                                     via operator new. This might seem like an odd design choice,
 *                                     but */

class StringValue
{
private:

    char* _data;
    size_t _size;       // with null-terminator
    size_t _refs;

public:

    StringValue(char* data);
    void operator++();
    void operator--();
    const char& operator[](size_t index) const;
    char& operator[](size_t index);
    operator const char*() const;
    size_t size() const;
};