+ redef fun to_cstring
+ do
+ if real_items != null then return real_items.as(not null)
+ var new_items = new NativeString(bytelen + 1)
+ self.items.copy_to(new_items, bytelen, index[index_from].pos, 0)
+ new_items[bytelen] = '\0'
+ self.real_items = new_items
+ return new_items
+ end
+
+ redef fun substring(from, count)
+ do
+ assert count >= 0
+
+ if from < 0 then
+ count += from
+ if count < 0 then count = 0
+ from = 0
+ end
+
+ if count == 0 then return empty
+
+ var real_from = index_from + from
+ var real_to = real_from + count - 1
+
+ if real_to > index_to then real_to = index_to
+
+ var sub_bytelen = (index[real_to].pos - index[from].pos) + index[from].len
+
+ return new FlatString.with_infos_index(items, count, real_from, real_to, index, sub_bytelen)
+ end
+
+ redef fun reversed
+ do
+ var native = new NativeString(self.bytelen + 1)
+ var length = self.length
+ var index = self.index
+ var pos = 0
+ var i = 0
+ var ipos = bytelen
+ var new_index = new StringIndex(length)
+ var pos_index = length
+ while i < length do
+ var uchar = index[i]
+ var uchar_len = uchar.len
+ ipos -= uchar_len
+ new_index[pos_index] = new UnicodeChar(ipos, native)
+ pos_index -= 1
+ items.copy_to(native, uchar_len, pos, ipos)
+ pos += uchar_len
+ i += 1
+ end
+ return new FlatString.with_infos_index(native, length, 0, length-1, new_index, bytelen)
+ end
+
+ redef fun *(i)
+ do
+ assert i >= 0
+
+ var mylen = self.bytelen
+ var finlen = mylen * i
+
+ var my_items = self.items
+
+ var my_real_len = length
+ var my_real_fin_len = my_real_len * i
+
+ var target_string = new NativeString((finlen) + 1)
+
+ var my_index = index
+ var new_index = new StringIndex(my_real_fin_len)
+
+ target_string[finlen] = '\0'
+
+ var current_last = 0
+ var curr_index = 0
+
+ for iteration in [1 .. i] do
+ my_items.copy_to(target_string, mylen, index_from, current_last)
+ my_index.copy_to(new_index, length, 0, curr_index)
+ current_last += mylen
+ end
+
+ return new FlatString.with_infos_index(target_string, my_real_fin_len, 0, my_real_fin_len -1, new_index, finlen)
+
+ end
+
+ redef fun to_upper
+ do
+ var outstr = new NativeString(self.bytelen + 1)
+
+ var out_index = 0
+ var index = self.index
+ var ipos = 0
+ var max = length
+ var items = self.items
+
+ while ipos < max do
+ var u = index[ipos].to_upper
+ u.ns.copy_to(outstr, u.len, u.pos, out_index)
+ out_index += u.len
+ ipos += 1
+ end
+
+ outstr[self.bytelen] = '\0'
+
+ return outstr.to_s_with_length(self.bytelen)
+ end
+
+ redef fun to_lower
+ do
+ var outstr = new NativeString(self.bytelen + 1)
+
+ var out_index = 0
+ var index = self.index
+ var ipos = 0
+ var max = length
+ var items = self.items
+
+ while ipos < max do
+ var u = index[ipos].to_lower
+ u.ns.copy_to(outstr, u.len, u.pos, out_index)
+ out_index += u.len
+ ipos += 1
+ end
+
+ outstr[self.bytelen] = '\0'
+
+ return outstr.to_s_with_length(self.bytelen)
+ end
+
+ redef fun output
+ do
+ var i = self.index_from
+ var imax = self.index_to
+ while i <= imax do
+ index[i].output
+ i += 1
+ end
+ end
+
+end
+
+redef class FlatBuffer
+
+ # Fix for this particular implementation
+ #
+ # Since the to_s of a FlatBuffer now builds using
+ # the old String contructor, this breaks everything.
+ #
+ # This will disappear when UTF8 is fully-supported
+ redef fun to_s do
+ written = false
+ return to_cstring.to_s_with_length(length)
+ end