// StringSegment03.cpp

// tom bailey   9 mar 06
// Define the methods of the StringSegment class.

// tom bailey   17 mar 06
// ver 2: operator<

// tom bailey   20 mar 06
// ver 3: matchLength

#include "StringSegment03.h"
using std::ostream;
using std::string;

StringSegment::StringSegment( StrCIt aBegin, StrCIt anEnd )
: begin( aBegin ), end( anEnd ) {
}

void StringSegment::write( ostream & outfile, size_t limit, string term ) const {
	size_t chars = 0;
	for( StrCIt it = begin; it!=end; ++it ) {
		if( chars >= limit )
			break;
		outfile << *it << term;
		++chars;
	}
}


StrCIt StringSegment::beginIter() const {
	return begin;
}

StrCIt StringSegment::endIter() const {
	return end;
}

ostream  & operator<<( ostream & outfile, const StringSegment & ss ) {
	ss.write( outfile );
	return outfile;
}