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--  General-purpose string pointer.

package body PolyORB.Utils.Strings is

   ---------
   -- "+" --
   ---------

   function "+"
     (S : Standard.String)
     return String_Ptr is
   begin
      return new Standard.String'(S);
   end "+";

   ----------------
   -- To_Boolean --
   ----------------

   function To_Boolean (V : String) return Boolean is
      VV : constant String := PolyORB.Utils.To_Lower (V);

   begin
      if VV'Length > 0 then
         case VV (VV'First) is
            when '0' | 'n' =>
               return False;

            when '1' | 'y' =>
               return True;

            when 'o' =>
               if VV = "off" then
                  return False;

               elsif VV = "on" then
                  return True;
               end if;

            when 'd' =>
               if VV = "disable" then
                  return False;
               end if;

            when 'e' =>
               if VV = "enable" then
                  return True;
               end if;

            when 'f' =>
               if VV = "false" then
                  return False;
               end if;

            when 't' =>
               if VV = "true" then
                  return True;
               end if;

            when others =>
               null;
         end case;
      end if;

      raise Constraint_Error;
   end To_Boolean;

end PolyORB.Utils.Strings;
