#ifndef MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_
#define MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_

#include "System.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

namespace Mantid
{
/*!
  \namespace StrFunc
  \brief Holds support functions for strings
  \author S. Ansell
  \date February 2006
  \version 1.0
*/
namespace StrFunc
{
/// determine if a character group exists in a string
DLLExport int confirmStr(const std::string&,const std::string&);
/// Get a word from a string
DLLExport int extractWord(std::string&,const std::string&,const int=4);

/// strip all spaces
DLLExport std::string removeSpace(const std::string&);
/// strip pre/post spaces
DLLExport std::string fullBlock(const std::string&);
/// strip trialling comments
DLLExport void stripComment(std::string&);
/// Determines if a string is only spaces
DLLExport int isEmpty(const std::string&);
/// Get a line and strip comments 
DLLExport std::string getLine(std::istream&,const int= 256);
/// get a part of a long line
DLLExport int getPartLine(std::istream&,std::string&,std::string&,const int= 256);

template<typename T> int convPartNum(const std::string&,T&);

/// Convert a string into a number
template<typename T> int convert(const std::string&,T&);
/// Convert a char* into a number
template<typename T> int convert(const char*,T&);


template<typename T> 
int setValues(const std::string&,const std::vector<int>&,
	      std::vector<T>&);

/// Convert and cut a string
template<typename T> int sectPartNum(std::string&,T&);

/// Convert and cut a string
template<typename T> int section(std::string&,T&);
/// Convert and cut a char* 
template<typename T> int section(char*,T&);

/// Convert and cut a string for MCNPX
template<typename T> int sectionMCNPX(std::string&,T&);

/// Write file in standard MCNPX input form 
void writeMCNPX(const std::string&,std::ostream&);

/// Split tring into spc deliminated components
std::vector<std::string> StrParts(std::string);

/// Write a set of containers to a file
template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
int writeFile(const std::string&,const T,const V<T>&);
template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
int writeFile(const std::string&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&);
template<template<typename T> class V,typename T> 
int writeFile(const std::string&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&,const V<T>&);


/// Convert a VAX number to x86 little eindien
DLLExport float getVAXnum(const float);

}   // NAMESPACE StrFunc
}   // NAMESPACE Mantid

#endif //MANTID_STRFUNC_SUPPORT_H_