//File        :   Lab1.cpp   (Laboratory / quiz exercise)
//Author      :   Andre Long
//Due         :   August 25, 2004
//Description :   This program will create a class which acts simular to the "string class"
//                but uses charactor arrays and dynamic memory allocation to adjust it's size

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class HomemadeString
{
   private:
       char* ptr;
   public: 
	   HomemadeString( ) { ptr = new char[1];
	                       *ptr = '\0';
	                        cout<<"Default Constructor Called!!!"<<"\n"; }
	   HomemadeString(char* bike)
	   { ptr = new char[strlen(bike) +1];
	     strcpy(ptr, bike); }   
	   ~HomemadeString( ) { cout<<"Destructor Executed!!!!"<<"\n";
	                        delete ptr; } 

	   char* print()
	   {
          return ptr;
	   }
};


int main ( )
{
   HomemadeString A = "Hello";
   cout<<" Memory space A contains: "<<A.print()<<"\n";
   HomemadeString B; //uninitialized
   cout<<" Uninitialized memory space B contains: "<<B.print()<<"\n";
   B=A;
   cout<<"Memory space B now contains: "<<B.print()<<"\n";
   return 0;

}