note
	description: "[
		Sequences of 8-bit characters, accessible through integer indices
		in a contiguous range. Read-only interface.
	]"
	library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2020-05-19 14:32:38 +0000 (Tue, 19 May 2020) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 104260 $"

deferred class 
	READABLE_STRING_8

inherit
	READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
		rename
			ends_with as ends_with_general,
			has as character_32_has,
			index_of as character_32_index_of,
			is_case_insensitive_equal as is_case_insensitive_equal_general,
			item as character_32_item,
			last_index_of as character_32_last_index_of,
			occurrences as character_32_occurrences,
			plus as plus_general,
			same_caseless_characters as same_caseless_characters_general,
			same_characters as same_characters_general,
			same_string as same_string_general,
			starts_with as starts_with_general
		redefine
			copy,
			is_equal,
			out
		end

	READABLE_INDEXABLE [CHARACTER_8]
		rename
			upper as count
		redefine
			copy,
			is_equal,
			new_cursor,
			out
		end

convert
	to_cil: {SYSTEM_STRING},
	as_string_8: {STRING_8},
	as_readable_string_32: {READABLE_STRING_32},
	as_string_32: {STRING_32}

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make (n: INTEGER_32)
			-- Allocate space for at least n characters.
		do
			count := 0
			internal_hash_code := 0
			internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0
			create area.make_filled ('%U', n + 1)
		end

	make_filled (c: CHARACTER_8; n: INTEGER_32)
			-- Create string of length n filled with c.
		require
			valid_count: n >= 0
		do
			make (n)
			fill_character (c)
		ensure
			count_set: count = n
			area_allocated: capacity >= n
			filled: occurrences (c) = count
		end

	make_from_string (s: READABLE_STRING_8)
			-- Initialize from the characters of s.
		require
			string_exists: s /= Void
		do
			area := s.area
			count := s.count
			internal_hash_code := 0
			internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0
			if Current /= s then
				create area.make_empty (count + 1);
				area.copy_data (s.area, s.area_lower, 0, count + 1)
			end
		ensure
			not_shared_implementation: Current /= s implies not shared_with (s)
			initialized: same_string (s)
		end

	make_from_c (c_string: POINTER)
			-- Initialize from contents of c_string,
			-- a string created by some C function.
		require
			c_string_exists: c_string /= default_pointer
		local
			l_count: INTEGER_32
		do
			C_string_provider.set_shared_from_pointer (c_string)
			l_count := C_string_provider.count
			create area.make_filled ('%U', l_count + 1)
			count := l_count
			internal_hash_code := 0
			internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0;
			C_string_provider.read_substring_into_character_8_area (area, 1, l_count)
		end

	make_from_c_byte_array (a_byte_array: POINTER; a_character_count: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from contents of a_byte_array for a length of a_character_count,
			-- given that each character is encoded in 1 single byte.
			-- ex: (char*) "abc"  for STRING_8 "abc"			
		require
			a_byte_array_exists: not a_byte_array.is_default_pointer
		do
			C_string_provider.set_shared_from_pointer_and_count (a_byte_array, a_character_count)
			create area.make_filled ('%U', a_character_count + 1)
			count := a_character_count
			internal_hash_code := 0;
			C_string_provider.read_substring_into_character_8_area (area, 1, a_character_count)
		end

	make_from_c_substring (c_string: POINTER; start_pos, end_pos: INTEGER_32)
			-- Initialize from substring of c_string,
			-- between start_pos and end_pos,
			-- c_string created by some C function.
		require
			c_string_exists: c_string /= default_pointer
			start_position_big_enough: start_pos >= 1
			end_position_big_enough: start_pos <= end_pos + 1
		local
			l_count: INTEGER_32
		do
			l_count := end_pos - start_pos + 1;
			C_string_provider.set_shared_from_pointer_and_count (c_string + (start_pos - 1), l_count)
			create area.make_filled ('%U', l_count + 1)
			count := l_count
			internal_hash_code := 0
			internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0;
			C_string_provider.read_substring_into_character_8_area (area, 1, l_count)
		end

	make_from_c_pointer (c_string: POINTER)
		obsolete "Use `make_from_c' instead. [2017-05-31]"
			-- Create new instance from contents of c_string,
			-- a string created by some C function.
		require
			c_string_exists: c_string /= default_pointer
		do
			make_from_c (c_string)
		end

	make_from_cil (a_system_string: detachable SYSTEM_STRING)
			-- Initialize Current with a_system_string.
		require
			is_dotnet: {PLATFORM}.is_dotnet
		deferred
		end

	make_from_separate (other: separate READABLE_STRING_8)
			-- Initialize current string from other.
		require
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		local
			i, nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area: like area
		do
			nb := other.count
			make (nb)
			from
				l_area := area
				i := 0
			until
				i = nb
			loop
				l_area.put (other.area.item (i), i)
				i := i + 1
			end
			count := nb
		ensure
			same_string: 
		end
	
feature -- Access

	item alias "[]" (i: INTEGER_32): CHARACTER_8
			-- Character at position i.
			-- Was declared in READABLE_STRING_8 as synonym of at.
		deferred
		end

	at alias "@" (i: INTEGER_32): CHARACTER_8
			-- Character at position i.
			-- Was declared in READABLE_STRING_8 as synonym of item.
		deferred
		end

	item_code (i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
		obsolete "For consistency with Unicode string handling, use `code (i)' instead. [2017-05-31]"
			-- Numeric code of character at position i.
		require
			index_small_enough: i <= count
			index_large_enough: i > 0
		deferred
		end

	shared_with (other: READABLE_STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Does string share the text of other?
		do
			Result := (other /= Void) and then (area = other.area)
		end

	index_of (c: CHARACTER_8; start_index: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Position of first occurrence of c at or after start_index;
			-- 0 if none.
		require
			start_large_enough: start_index >= 1
			start_small_enough: start_index <= count + 1
		local
			a: like area
			i, nb, l_lower_area: INTEGER_32
		do
			nb := count
			if start_index <= nb then
				from
					l_lower_area := area_lower
					i := start_index - 1 + l_lower_area
					nb := nb + l_lower_area
					a := area
				until
					i = nb or else a.item (i) = c
				loop
					i := i + 1
				end
				if i < nb then
					Result := i + 1 - l_lower_area
				end
			end
		ensure
			valid_result: Result = 0 or (start_index <= Result and Result <= count)
			zero_if_absent: (Result = 0) = not substring (start_index, count).has (c)
			found_if_present: substring (start_index, count).has (c) implies item (Result) = c
			none_before: substring (start_index, count).has (c) implies not substring (start_index, Result - 1).has (c)
		end

	last_index_of (c: CHARACTER_8; start_index_from_end: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Position of last occurrence of c,
			-- 0 if none.
		require
			start_index_small_enough: start_index_from_end <= count
			start_index_large_enough: start_index_from_end >= 1
		local
			a: like area
			i, l_lower_area: INTEGER_32
		do
			from
				l_lower_area := area_lower
				i := start_index_from_end - 1 + l_lower_area
				a := area
			until
				i < l_lower_area or else a.item (i) = c
			loop
				i := i - 1
			end
			Result := i + 1 - l_lower_area
		ensure
			valid_result: 0 <= Result and Result <= start_index_from_end
			zero_if_absent: (Result = 0) = not substring (1, start_index_from_end).has (c)
			found_if_present: substring (1, start_index_from_end).has (c) implies item (Result) = c
			none_after: substring (1, start_index_from_end).has (c) implies not substring (Result + 1, start_index_from_end).has (c)
		end

	substring_index_in_bounds (other: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; start_pos, end_pos: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Position of first occurrence of other at or after start_pos
			-- and to or before end_pos;
			-- 0 if none.
		do
			Result := String_searcher.substring_index (Current, other, start_pos, end_pos)
		end

	string: STRING_8
			-- New STRING_8 having same character sequence as Current.
		do
			create Result.make_from_string (Current)
		ensure
			string_not_void: Result /= Void
			string_type: Result.same_type (create {STRING_8}.make_empty)
			first_item: count > 0 implies Result.item (1) = item (1)
			recurse: count > 1 implies Result.substring (2, count) ~ substring (2, count).string
		end

	string_representation: STRING_8
			-- Similar to string but only create a new object if Current is not of dynamic type STRING_8.
		do
			if same_type (create {STRING_8}.make_empty) and then attached {STRING_8} Current as l_s8 then
				Result := l_s8
			else
				Result := string
			end
		ensure
			result_not_void: Result /= Void
			correct_type: Result.same_type (create {STRING_8}.make_empty)
			first_item: count > 0 implies Result.item (1) = item (1)
			recurse: count > 1 implies Result.substring (2, count) ~ substring (2, count).string
		end

	substring_index (other: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; start_index: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Index of first occurrence of other at or after start_index;
			-- 0 if none
		do
			Result := String_searcher.substring_index (Current, other, start_index, count)
		end

	fuzzy_index (other: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; start: INTEGER_32; fuzz: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Position of first occurrence of other at or after start
			-- with 0..fuzz mismatches between the string and other.
			-- 0 if there are no fuzzy matches
		do
			Result := String_searcher.fuzzy_index (Current, other, start, count, fuzz)
		end

	new_cursor: STRING_8_ITERATION_CURSOR
			-- Fresh cursor associated with current structure
		do
			create Result.make (Current)
		end
	
feature -- Measurement

	capacity: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of characters allocated in Current
		do
			Result := area.count - 1
		end

	count: INTEGER_32
			-- Actual number of characters making up the string.

	occurrences (c: CHARACTER_8): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of times c appears in the string.
		local
			i, nb: INTEGER_32
			a: SPECIAL [CHARACTER_8]
		do
			from
				i := area_lower
				nb := count + i
				a := area
			until
				i = nb
			loop
				if a.item (i) = c then
					Result := Result + 1
				end
				i := i + 1
			end
		ensure then
			zero_if_empty: count = 0 implies Result = 0
			recurse_if_not_found_at_first_position: (count > 0 and then item (1) /= c) implies Result = substring (2, count).occurrences (c)
			recurse_if_found_at_first_position: (count > 0 and then item (1) = c) implies Result = 1 + substring (2, count).occurrences (c)
		end

	Lower: INTEGER_32 = 1
			-- Minimum index.
	
feature -- Comparison

	is_equal (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
			-- Is string made of same character sequence as other
			-- (possibly with a different capacity)?
		local
			nb: INTEGER_32
			l_hash, l_other_hash: like internal_hash_code
		do
			if other = Current then
				Result := True
			else
				nb := count
				if nb = other.count then
					l_hash := internal_hash_code
					l_other_hash := other.internal_hash_code
					if l_hash = 0 or else l_other_hash = 0 or else l_hash = l_other_hash then
						Result := area.same_items (other.area, other.area_lower, area_lower, nb)
					end
				end
			end
		end

	is_case_insensitive_equal (other: READABLE_STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Is string made of same character sequence as other regardless of casing
			-- (possibly with a different capacity)?
		require
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		local
			nb: INTEGER_32
		do
			if other = Current then
				Result := True
			else
				nb := count
				if nb = other.count then
					Result := nb = 0 or else same_caseless_characters (other, 1, nb, 1)
				end
			end
		ensure
			symmetric: Result implies other.is_case_insensitive_equal (Current)
			consistent: attached {like Current} other as l_other implies (standard_is_equal (l_other) implies Result)
			valid_result: as_lower.same_string (other.as_lower) implies Result
		end

	same_caseless_characters (other: READABLE_STRING_8; start_pos, end_pos, index_pos: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Are characters of other within bounds start_pos and end_pos
			-- caseless identical to characters of current string starting at index index_pos.
		require
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			valid_start_pos: other.valid_index (start_pos)
			valid_end_pos: other.valid_index (end_pos)
			valid_bounds: (start_pos <= end_pos) or (start_pos = end_pos + 1)
			valid_index_pos: valid_index (index_pos)
		local
			i, j, nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area, l_other_area: like area
			c1, c2: CHARACTER_8
		do
			nb := end_pos - start_pos + 1
			if nb <= count - index_pos + 1 then
				from
					l_area := area
					l_other_area := other.area
					Result := True
					i := area_lower + index_pos - 1
					j := other.area_lower + start_pos - 1
					nb := nb + i
				variant
					increasing_index: l_area.upper - i + 1
				until
					i = nb
				loop
					c1 := l_area.item (i)
					c2 := l_other_area.item (j)
					if c1 /= c2 and then c1.as_lower /= c2.as_lower then
						Result := False
						i := nb - 1
					end
					i := i + 1
					j := j + 1
				end
			end
		ensure
			same_characters: Result = substring (index_pos, index_pos + end_pos - start_pos).is_case_insensitive_equal (other.substring (start_pos, end_pos))
		end

	same_string (other: READABLE_STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Do Current and other have same character sequence?
		require
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		local
			nb: INTEGER_32
		do
			if other = Current then
				Result := True
			else
				nb := count
				if nb = other.count then
					Result := nb = 0 or else same_characters (other, 1, nb, 1)
				end
			end
		ensure
			definition: Result = (string ~ other.string)
		end

	same_characters (other: READABLE_STRING_8; start_pos, end_pos, index_pos: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Are characters of other within bounds start_pos and end_pos
			-- identical to characters of current string starting at index index_pos.
		require
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			valid_start_pos: other.valid_index (start_pos)
			valid_end_pos: other.valid_index (end_pos)
			valid_bounds: (start_pos <= end_pos) or (start_pos = end_pos + 1)
			valid_index_pos: valid_index (index_pos)
		local
			nb: INTEGER_32
		do
			nb := end_pos - start_pos + 1
			if nb <= count - index_pos + 1 then
				Result := area.same_items (other.area, other.area_lower + start_pos - 1, area_lower + index_pos - 1, nb)
			end
		ensure
			same_characters: Result = substring (index_pos, index_pos + end_pos - start_pos).same_string (other.substring (start_pos, end_pos))
		end

	is_less alias "<" (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
			-- Is string lexicographically lower than other?
		local
			other_count: INTEGER_32
			current_count: INTEGER_32
		do
			if other /= Current then
				other_count := other.count
				current_count := count
				if other_count = current_count then
					Result := str_strict_cmp (other.area, area, other.area_lower, area_lower, other_count) > 0
				else
					if current_count < other_count then
						Result := str_strict_cmp (other.area, area, other.area_lower, area_lower, current_count) >= 0
					else
						Result := str_strict_cmp (other.area, area, other.area_lower, area_lower, other_count) > 0
					end
				end
			end
		end
	
feature -- Status report

	Is_string_8: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Is Current a sequence of CHARACTER_8?

	Is_string_32: BOOLEAN = False
			-- Is Current a sequence of CHARACTER_32?

	Is_valid_as_string_8: BOOLEAN = True
			-- Is Current convertible to a sequence of CHARACTER_8 without information loss?

	is_substring_whitespace (start_index, end_index: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is substring between start_index and end_index containing only whitespace characters?
		local
			i, n: INTEGER_32
			l_area: like area
		do
			from
				l_area := area
				i := area_lower + start_index - 1
				n := area_lower + end_index - 1
			until
				i > n or not l_area.item (i).is_space
			loop
				i := i + 1
			end
			Result := i > n
		end

	has (c: CHARACTER_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Does string include c?
		local
			i, nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area: like area
		do
			nb := count
			if nb > 0 then
				from
					i := area_lower
					l_area := area
					nb := nb + i
				until
					i = nb or else (l_area.item (i) = c)
				loop
					i := i + 1
				end
				Result := i < nb
			end
		ensure
			false_if_empty: count = 0 implies not Result
			true_if_first: count > 0 and then item (1) = c implies Result
			recurse: (count > 0 and then item (1) /= c) implies (Result = substring (2, count).has (c))
		end

	starts_with (s: READABLE_STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Does string begin with s?
		require
			argument_not_void: s /= Void
		local
			i, j, nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area, l_s_area: like area
		do
			if Current = s then
				Result := True
			else
				i := s.count
				if i <= count then
					from
						l_area := area
						l_s_area := s.area
						j := area_lower + i
						i := s.area_upper + 1
						nb := s.area_lower
						Result := True
					until
						i = nb
					loop
						i := i - 1
						j := j - 1
						if l_area.item (j) /= l_s_area.item (i) then
							Result := False
							i := nb
						end
					end
				end
			end
		ensure
			definition: Result = s.same_string (substring (1, s.count))
		end

	ends_with (s: READABLE_STRING_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Does string finish with s?
		require
			argument_not_void: s /= Void
		local
			i, j, nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area, l_s_area: like area
		do
			if Current = s then
				Result := True
			else
				i := s.count
				j := count
				if i <= j then
					from
						l_area := area
						l_s_area := s.area
						j := area_upper + 1
						i := s.area_upper + 1
						nb := s.area_lower
						Result := True
					until
						i = nb
					loop
						i := i - 1
						j := j - 1
						if l_area.item (j) /= l_s_area.item (i) then
							Result := False
							i := nb
						end
					end
				end
			end
		ensure
			definition: Result = s.same_string (substring (count - s.count + 1, count))
		end

	valid_code (v: NATURAL_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is v a valid code for a CHARACTER_32?
		do
			Result := v <= {CHARACTER_8}.max_value.to_natural_32
		end

	is_boolean: BOOLEAN
			-- Does Current represent a BOOLEAN?
		local
			nb: INTEGER_32
			l_area: like area
			i: INTEGER_32
		do
			nb := count
			if nb = 4 then
				l_area := area
				i := area_lower
				Result := l_area.item (i).lower = 't' and then l_area.item (i + 1).lower = 'r' and then l_area.item (i + 2).lower = 'u' and then l_area.item (i + 3).lower = 'e'
			elseif nb = 5 then
				l_area := area
				i := area_lower
				Result := l_area.item (i).lower = 'f' and then l_area.item (i + 1).lower = 'a' and then l_area.item (i + 2).lower = 'l' and then l_area.item (i + 3).lower = 's' and then l_area.item (i + 4).lower = 'e'
			end
		end
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: like Current)
			-- Reinitialize by copying the characters of other.
			-- (This is also used by twin.)
		local
			old_area: like area
		do
			if other /= Current then
				old_area := area
				standard_copy (other)
				if old_area = Void or else old_area = other.area or else old_area.count <= count then
					area := area.resized_area (count + 1)
				else
					old_area.copy_data (area, 0, 0, count)
					area := old_area
				end
				internal_hash_code := 0
				internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0
			end
		ensure then
			new_result_count: count = other.count
		end
	
feature -- Basic operations

	plus alias "+" (s: READABLE_STRING_8): like Current
			-- Concatenation with s.
		require
			argument_attached: attached s
		deferred
		ensure
			plus_attached: attached Result
			new_count: Result.count = count + s.count
			initial: Elks_checking implies Result.substring (1, count) ~ Current
			final: Elks_checking implies Result.substring (count + 1, count + s.count).same_string (s)
		end
	
feature {NONE} -- Element change

	fill_character (c: CHARACTER_8)
			-- Fill with capacity characters all equal to c.
		local
			l_cap: like capacity
		do
			l_cap := capacity
			if l_cap /= 0 then
				area.fill_with (c, 0, l_cap - 1)
				count := l_cap
				internal_hash_code := 0
				internal_case_insensitive_hash_code := 0
			end
		ensure
			filled: count = capacity
			same_size: capacity = old capacity
		end
	
feature -- Conversion

	mirrored: like Current
			-- Mirror image of string;
			-- Result for "Hello world" is "dlrow olleH".
		deferred
		ensure
			same_count: Result.count = count
		end
	
feature -- Duplication

	substring (start_index, end_index: INTEGER_32): like Current
			-- Copy of substring containing all characters at indices
			-- between start_index and end_index
		deferred
		end
	
feature -- Output

	out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
		do
			create Result.make (count);
			Result.append_string_general (Current)
		ensure then
			out_not_void: Result /= Void
			same_items: same_type ("") implies Result.same_string_general (Current)
		end
	
feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	String_searcher: STRING_8_SEARCHER
			-- String searcher specialized for READABLE_STRING_8 instances.
		once
			create Result.make
		end

	str_strict_cmp (this, other: like area; this_index, other_index, n: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Compare n characters from this starting at this_index with
			-- n characters from and other starting at other_index.
			-- 0 if equal, < 0 if this < other,
			-- > 0 if this > other
		require
			this_not_void: this /= Void
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			n_non_negative: n >= 0
			n_valid: n <= (this.upper - this_index + 1) and n <= (other.upper - other_index + 1)
		local
			i, j, nb, l_current_code, l_other_code: INTEGER_32
		do
			from
				i := this_index
				nb := i + n
				j := other_index
			until
				i = nb
			loop
				l_current_code := this.item (i).code
				l_other_code := other.item (j).code
				if l_current_code /= l_other_code then
					Result := l_current_code - l_other_code
					i := nb - 1
				end
				i := i + 1
				j := j + 1
			end
		end

	to_lower_area (a: like area; start_index, end_index: INTEGER_32)
			-- Replace all characters in a between start_index and end_index
			-- with their lower version.
		require
			a_not_void: a /= Void
			start_index_non_negative: start_index >= 0
			start_index_not_too_big: start_index <= end_index + 1
			end_index_valid: end_index < a.count
		local
			i: INTEGER_32
		do
			from
				i := start_index
			until
				i > end_index
			loop
				a.put (a.item (i).lower, i)
				i := i + 1
			end
		end

	to_upper_area (a: like area; start_index, end_index: INTEGER_32)
			-- Replace all characters in a between start_index and end_index
			-- with their upper version.
		require
			a_not_void: a /= Void
			start_index_non_negative: start_index >= 0
			start_index_not_too_big: start_index <= end_index + 1
			end_index_valid: end_index < a.count
		local
			i: INTEGER_32
		do
			from
				i := start_index
			until
				i > end_index
			loop
				a.put (a.item (i).upper, i)
				i := i + 1
			end
		end

	mirror_area (a: like area; start_index, end_index: INTEGER_32)
			-- Mirror all characters in a between start_index and end_index.
		require
			a_not_void: a /= Void
			start_index_non_negative: start_index >= 0
			start_index_not_too_big: start_index <= end_index + 1
			end_index_valid: end_index < a.count
		local
			c: CHARACTER_8
			i, j: INTEGER_32
		do
			from
				i := end_index
			until
				i <= j
			loop
				c := a.item (i);
				a.put (a.item (j), i);
				a.put (c, j)
				i := i - 1
				j := j + 1
			end
		end
	
feature {READABLE_STRING_8, READABLE_STRING_32, STRING_8_SEARCHER, STRING_32_SEARCHER, HEXADECIMAL_STRING_TO_INTEGER_CONVERTER, STRING_TO_INTEGER_CONVERTOR, STRING_TO_REAL_CONVERTOR, STRING_8_ITERATION_CURSOR, IO_MEDIUM} -- Implementation

	area: SPECIAL [CHARACTER_8]
			-- Storage for characters.

	area_lower: INTEGER_32
			-- Minimum index.
		do
		ensure
			area_lower_non_negative: Result >= 0
			area_lower_valid: Result <= area.upper
		end

	area_upper: INTEGER_32
			-- Maximum index.
		do
			Result := area_lower + count - 1
		ensure
			area_upper_valid: Result <= area.upper
			area_upper_in_bound: area_lower <= Result + 1
		end
	
invariant
	area_not_void: area /= Void

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2020, Eiffel Software and others"
	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
		Eiffel Software
		5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
		Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
		Website http://www.eiffel.com
		Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
	]"

end -- class READABLE_STRING_8

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