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+/* $Id$
+
+This file is part of libmspstrings
+Copyright © 2006-2007 Mikko Rasa
+Distributed under the LGPL
+*/
+
+#ifndef MSP_STRINGS_FORMATTER_H_
+#define MSP_STRINGS_FORMATTER_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include "lexicalcast.h"
+
+namespace Msp {
+
+/**
+Printf-like string formatter class.
+*/
+class Formatter
+{
+private:
+ std::string fmt;
+ std::string::iterator pos;
+ std::string result;
+
+public:
+ Formatter(const std::string &);
+
+ /** Extracts the next conversion from the format string and formats the
+ given value with it. Will throw if no more conversions are found. */
+ template<typename T>
+ Formatter &operator()(const T &a)
+ {
+ result += lexical_cast(a, get_conversion());
+ advance();
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ const std::string &str() const;
+private:
+ void advance();
+ Fmt get_conversion();
+};
+
+inline Formatter format(const std::string &f)
+{ return Formatter(f); }
+
+template<typename A1>
+inline std::string format(const std::string &f, const A1 &a1)
+{ return Formatter(f)(a1).str(); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2>
+inline std::string format(const std::string &f, const A1 &a1, const A2 &a2)
+{ return Formatter(f)(a1)(a2).str(); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3>
+inline std::string format(const std::string &f, const A1 &a1, const A2 &a2, const A3 &a3)
+{ return Formatter(f)(a1)(a2)(a3).str(); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4>
+inline std::string format(const std::string &f, const A1 &a1, const A2 &a2, const A3 &a3, const A4 &a4)
+{ return Formatter(f)(a1)(a2)(a3)(a4).str(); }
+
+template<typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, typename A5>
+inline std::string format(const std::string &f, const A1 &a1, const A2 &a2, const A3 &a3, const A4 &a4, const A5 &a5)
+{ return Formatter(f)(a1)(a2)(a3)(a4)(a5).str(); }
+
+} // namespace Msp
+
+#endif