///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// $Workfile: ZipAutoBuffer.h $
// $Archive: /ZipArchive/ZipAutoBuffer.h $
// $Date: 21-01-04 19:01 $ $Author: Tadeusz Dracz $
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// This source file is part of the ZipArchive library source distribution and
// is Copyright 2000-2004 by Tadeusz Dracz (http://www.artpol-software.com/)
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
// as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
// of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
// 
// For the licensing details see the file License.txt
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/**
* \file ZipAutoBuffer.h
* Interface for the CZipAutoBuffer class.
*
*/

#if !defined(AFX_ZIPAUTOBUFFER_H__DEC28C20_83FE_11D3_B7C3_EDEC47A8A86C__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_ZIPAUTOBUFFER_H__DEC28C20_83FE_11D3_B7C3_EDEC47A8A86C__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

#include "ZipExport.h"
/**
	A smart buffer freeing its contents on destruction.
*/
class ZIP_API CZipAutoBuffer
{
public:
	operator char*()
	{
		return m_pBuffer;
	}
#ifndef __BORLANDC__
	operator const char*() const  // Borland seems to have problems with this
	{
		return m_pBuffer;
	}
#endif





	// may produce ambiguity on some compilers
//  	operator const char*() const
//   	{
//    		return m_pBuffer;
//     }
	const char* GetBuffer() const {return m_pBuffer;}
	char* Allocate(DWORD iSize, bool bZeroMemory = false);
	void Release();
	DWORD GetSize() const 
	{
		return m_iSize;
	}
	bool IsAllocated() const
	{
		return (m_pBuffer != NULL);
	}
	CZipAutoBuffer(DWORD iSize, bool bZeroMemory = false);
	CZipAutoBuffer();
	CZipAutoBuffer(const CZipAutoBuffer& buffer);
	virtual ~CZipAutoBuffer();
	CZipAutoBuffer& operator=(const CZipAutoBuffer& buffer);
protected:
	char* m_pBuffer;
	DWORD m_iSize;
};

#endif // !defined(AFX_ZIPAUTOBUFFER_H__DEC28C20_83FE_11D3_B7C3_EDEC47A8A86C__INCLUDED_)
	
