Wrap char pointer to a String class

 
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

class StringClass {
  char *p;
  int len;
public:
  StringClass();
  StringClass(char *s, int l);
  char *getstring() {
     return p; 
  }
  int getlength() { 
     return len; 
  }
};

StringClass::StringClass()
{
  p = new char [255];
  if(!p) {
    cout << "Allocation error\n";
    exit(1);
  }
  *p = '\0'; // null string 
  len = 255;
}

StringClass::StringClass(char *s, int l)
{
  if(strlen(s) >= l) {
    cout << "Allocating too little memory!\n";
    exit(1);
  }

  p = new char [l];
  if(!p) {
    cout << "Allocation error\n";
    exit(1);
  }
  strcpy(p, s);
  len = l;
}

int main()
{
  StringClass stringObject1;
  StringClass stringObject2("www.java2s.com", 100);

  cout << "stringObject1: " << stringObject1.getstring() << " - Length: ";
  cout << stringObject1.getlength() << '\n';

  cout << "stringObject2: " << stringObject2.getstring() << " - Length: ";
  cout << stringObject2.getlength() << '\n';

  return 0;
}

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