VECTOR.h

//******************************************
// Purpose: To define an array list. 
// The list will dwell in the heap.
//******************************************
#pragma once


#include <stdlib.h>//contains exit()

//Ref. on template friends: post on newsgroups by Dave Meyer

//forward class declaration of template
template<class TYPE> class VECTOR; 
//forward function declaration of friend  to be
template<class TYPE> BOOLEAN    operator!=(const  VECTOR<TYPE>  & s1, const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s2);
template<class TYPE> BOOLEAN    operator==(const  VECTOR<TYPE>  & s1, const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s2);

#ifdef   _mac_gui_app //''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''\\.
    template<class TYPE> LStream  & operator<<(LStream & out_bd, const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  v);
    template<class TYPE> LStream  & operator>>(LStream  & in_bd, VECTOR<TYPE>  & v);
#endif //_mac_gui_app \\............................................//

//******************************************
template<class TYPE>
class VECTOR
{   
protected:
    TYPE  *     its_array_p;
    USHORT      its_len;  // len = length
public:
    VOID    clear();
    VOID    copy( const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s);
    VOID    set_to_default_vec(const TYPE  & default_value, USHORT len);
    VOID    resize(const TYPE  & default_value, USHORT new_len );   
    VECTOR();
    VECTOR(const TYPE  & default_value, USHORT len);
    VECTOR(  const  VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s );
    VECTOR<TYPE>  &     operator=( const VECTOR<TYPE>  & rhs );
    virtual ~VECTOR();
    
    USHORT  get_len() const;            
    USHORT  loc_of_target(const TYPE  &  tar) const; 
    TYPE  & operator[](USHORT i) const;

    VOID    insert_last(const TYPE  & data);
    VOID    insert_ptr_last( TYPE data);
    
    VOID    extract_at(USHORT loc); 
    

    friend BOOLEAN  operator==<TYPE>(const  VECTOR<TYPE>  & s1, const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s2);
    friend BOOLEAN  operator!=<TYPE>(const  VECTOR<TYPE>  & s1, const VECTOR<TYPE>  &  s2);
#ifdef   _mac_gui_app //''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''\\.

    friend LStream  & operator<< <TYPE>( LStream  & out_bd, const VECTOR<TYPE>  & v);
    friend LStream  & operator>> <TYPE>( LStream  & in_bd, VECTOR<TYPE>  &  v);     
#endif //_mac_gui_app \\............................................//


};


//CW likes "VECTOR_FRIENDS.h" in header file
//gcc likes "VECTOR_FRIENDS.h" in implemetation file

#include "VECTOR_FRIENDS.h"