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#ifndef FXJSONSTRING_H
#define FXJSONSTRING_H

#ifndef FXJSON_H
#include "FXJSON.h"
#endif

namespace FX {


/**
* Serialize a variant to or from JSON formatted string.
*/
class FXAPI FXJSONString : public FXJSON {
private:
  FXString buffer;
private:
  FXJSONString(const FXJSONString&);
  FXJSONString &operator=(const FXJSONString&);
public:

  /**
  * Create JSON string i/o object.
  */
  FXJSONString();

  /**
  * Create JSON string i/o object and open it.
  */
  FXJSONString(const FXString& string,Direction d=Load);

  /**
  * Create JSON i/o object and open it.
  */
  FXJSONString(const FXchar* string,FXuval length,Direction d=Load);

  /**
  * Open JSON string for loading or saving.
  */
  FXbool open(const FXString& string,Direction d=Load);

  /**
  * Open JSON character string of length for direction d.
  */
  FXbool open(const FXchar* string,FXuval length,Direction d=Load);

  /**
  * Return string.
  */
  const FXString text() const { return buffer; }

  /**
  * Read at least count bytes into buffer; return bytes available, or -1 for error.
  */
  virtual FXival fill(FXival count);

  /**
  * Write at least count bytes from buffer; return space available, or -1 for error.
  */
  virtual FXival flush(FXival count);

  /**
  * Close JSON string and delete buffers.
  */
  FXbool close();

  /**
  * Close JSON string.
  */
  virtual ~FXJSONString();
  };

}

#endif