Enables String to contain NUL (by Zhanyong Wan); Adds scons scripts (by Vlad Losev).

8 files changed, 604 insertions, 140 deletions

diff --git a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-string.h b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-string.h
index 566a6b57..d36146ab 100644
--- a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-string.h
+++ b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-string.h
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@
 namespace testing {
 namespace internal {
 
+// Holds data in a String object.  We need this class in order to put
+// String's data members on the heap instead of on the stack.
+// Otherwise tests using many assertions (and thus Strings) in one
+// function may need too much stack frame space to compile.
+class StringData {
+  StringData() : c_str_(NULL), length_(0) {}
+  ~StringData() { delete[] c_str_; }
+
+ private:
+  friend class String;
+
+  const char* c_str_;
+  size_t length_;  // Length of the string (excluding the terminating
+                   // '\0' character).
+};
+
 // String - a UTF-8 string class.
 //
 // We cannot use std::string as Microsoft's STL implementation in
@@ -80,19 +96,6 @@ class String {
  public:
   // Static utility methods
 
-  // Returns the input if it's not NULL, otherwise returns "(null)".
-  // This function serves two purposes:
-  //
-  // 1. ShowCString(NULL) has type 'const char *', instead of the
-  // type of NULL (which is int).
-  //
-  // 2. In MSVC, streaming a null char pointer to StrStream generates
-  // an access violation, so we need to convert NULL to "(null)"
-  // before streaming it.
-  static inline const char* ShowCString(const char* c_str) {
-    return c_str ? c_str : "(null)";
-  }
-
   // Returns the input enclosed in double quotes if it's not NULL;
   // otherwise returns "(null)".  For example, "\"Hello\"" is returned
   // for input "Hello".
@@ -199,27 +202,36 @@ class String {
 
   // C'tors
 
-  // The default c'tor constructs a NULL string.
-  String() : c_str_(NULL) {}
+  // The default c'tor constructs a NULL string, which is represented
+  // by data_ being NULL.
+  String() : data_(NULL) {}
 
   // Constructs a String by cloning a 0-terminated C string.
-  String(const char* c_str) : c_str_(NULL) {  // NOLINT
-    *this = c_str;
+  String(const char* c_str) {  // NOLINT
+    if (c_str == NULL) {
+      data_ = NULL;
+    } else {
+      ConstructNonNull(c_str, strlen(c_str));
+    }
   }
 
   // Constructs a String by copying a given number of chars from a
-  // buffer.  E.g. String("hello", 3) will create the string "hel".
-  String(const char* buffer, size_t len);
+  // buffer.  E.g. String("hello", 3) creates the string "hel",
+  // String("a\0bcd", 4) creates "a\0bc", String(NULL, 0) creates "",
+  // and String(NULL, 1) results in access violation.
+  String(const char* buffer, size_t length) {
+    ConstructNonNull(buffer, length);
+  }
 
   // The copy c'tor creates a new copy of the string.  The two
   // String objects do not share content.
-  String(const String& str) : c_str_(NULL) {
-    *this = str;
-  }
+  String(const String& str) : data_(NULL) { *this = str; }
 
   // D'tor.  String is intended to be a final class, so the d'tor
   // doesn't need to be virtual.
-  ~String() { delete[] c_str_; }
+  ~String() {
+    delete data_;
+  }
 
   // Allows a String to be implicitly converted to an ::std::string or
   // ::string, and vice versa.  Converting a String containing a NULL
@@ -228,21 +240,23 @@ class String {
   // character to a String will result in the prefix up to the first
   // NUL character.
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_STRING
-  String(const ::std::string& str) : c_str_(NULL) { *this = str.c_str(); }
+  String(const ::std::string& str) {
+    ConstructNonNull(str.c_str(), str.length());
+  }
 
-  operator ::std::string() const { return ::std::string(c_str_); }
+  operator ::std::string() const { return ::std::string(c_str(), length()); }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_STRING
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  String(const ::string& str) : c_str_(NULL) { *this = str.c_str(); }
+  String(const ::string& str) {
+    ConstructNonNull(str.c_str(), str.length());
+  }
 
-  operator ::string() const { return ::string(c_str_); }
+  operator ::string() const { return ::string(c_str(), length()); }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
 
   // Returns true iff this is an empty string (i.e. "").
-  bool empty() const {
-    return (c_str_ != NULL) && (*c_str_ == '\0');
-  }
+  bool empty() const { return (c_str() != NULL) && (length() == 0); }
 
   // Compares this with another String.
   // Returns < 0 if this is less than rhs, 0 if this is equal to rhs, or > 0
@@ -251,19 +265,15 @@ class String {
 
   // Returns true iff this String equals the given C string.  A NULL
   // string and a non-NULL string are considered not equal.
-  bool operator==(const char* c_str) const {
-    return CStringEquals(c_str_, c_str);
-  }
+  bool operator==(const char* c_str) const { return Compare(c_str) == 0; }
 
-  // Returns true iff this String is less than the given C string.  A NULL
-  // string is considered less than "".
+  // Returns true iff this String is less than the given String.  A
+  // NULL string is considered less than "".
   bool operator<(const String& rhs) const { return Compare(rhs) < 0; }
 
   // Returns true iff this String doesn't equal the given C string.  A NULL
   // string and a non-NULL string are considered not equal.
-  bool operator!=(const char* c_str) const {
-    return !CStringEquals(c_str_, c_str);
-  }
+  bool operator!=(const char* c_str) const { return !(*this == c_str); }
 
   // Returns true iff this String ends with the given suffix.  *Any*
   // String is considered to end with a NULL or empty suffix.
@@ -273,45 +283,66 @@ class String {
   // case. Any String is considered to end with a NULL or empty suffix.
   bool EndsWithCaseInsensitive(const char* suffix) const;
 
-  // Returns the length of the encapsulated string, or -1 if the
+  // Returns the length of the encapsulated string, or 0 if the
   // string is NULL.
-  int GetLength() const {
-    return c_str_ ? static_cast<int>(strlen(c_str_)) : -1;
-  }
+  size_t length() const { return (data_ == NULL) ? 0 : data_->length_; }
 
   // Gets the 0-terminated C string this String object represents.
   // The String object still owns the string.  Therefore the caller
   // should NOT delete the return value.
-  const char* c_str() const { return c_str_; }
-
-  // Sets the 0-terminated C string this String object represents.
-  // The old string in this object is deleted, and this object will
-  // own a clone of the input string.  This function copies only up to
-  // length bytes (plus a terminating null byte), or until the first
-  // null byte, whichever comes first.
-  //
-  // This function works even when the c_str parameter has the same
-  // value as that of the c_str_ field.
-  void Set(const char* c_str, size_t length);
+  const char* c_str() const { return (data_ == NULL) ? NULL : data_->c_str_; }
 
   // Assigns a C string to this object.  Self-assignment works.
-  const String& operator=(const char* c_str);
+  const String& operator=(const char* c_str) { return *this = String(c_str); }
 
   // Assigns a String object to this object.  Self-assignment works.
-  const String& operator=(const String &rhs) {
-    *this = rhs.c_str_;
+  const String& operator=(const String& rhs) {
+    if (this != &rhs) {
+      delete data_;
+      data_ = NULL;
+      if (rhs.data_ != NULL) {
+        ConstructNonNull(rhs.data_->c_str_, rhs.data_->length_);
+      }
+    }
+
     return *this;
   }
 
  private:
-  const char* c_str_;
-};
+  // Constructs a non-NULL String from the given content.  This
+  // function can only be called when data_ has not been allocated.
+  // ConstructNonNull(NULL, 0) results in an empty string ("").
+  // ConstructNonNull(NULL, non_zero) is undefined behavior.
+  void ConstructNonNull(const char* buffer, size_t length) {
+    data_ = new StringData;
+    char* const str = new char[length + 1];
+    memcpy(str, buffer, length);
+    str[length] = '\0';
+    data_->c_str_ = str;
+    data_->length_ = length;
+  }
 
-// Streams a String to an ostream.
-inline ::std::ostream& operator <<(::std::ostream& os, const String& str) {
-  // We call String::ShowCString() to convert NULL to "(null)".
-  // Otherwise we'll get an access violation on Windows.
-  return os << String::ShowCString(str.c_str());
+  // Points to the representation of the String.  A NULL String is
+  // represented by data_ == NULL.
+  StringData* data_;
+};  // class String
+
+// Streams a String to an ostream.  Each '\0' character in the String
+// is replaced with "\\0".
+inline ::std::ostream& operator<<(::std::ostream& os, const String& str) {
+  if (str.c_str() == NULL) {
+    os << "(null)";
+  } else {
+    const char* const c_str = str.c_str();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i != str.length(); i++) {
+      if (c_str[i] == '\0') {
+        os << "\\0";
+      } else {
+        os << c_str[i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return os;
 }
 
 // Gets the content of the StrStream's buffer as a String.  Each '\0'
diff --git a/scons/SConstruct b/scons/SConstruct
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f2f37f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scons/SConstruct
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# -*- Python -*-
+# Copyright 2008 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Author: joi@google.com (Joi Sigurdsson)
+# Author: vladl@google.com (Vlad Losev)
+#
+# Base build file for Google Test Tests.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   cd to the directory with this file, then
+#   ./scons.py [OPTIONS]
+#
+# where frequently used command-line options include:
+#     -h               print usage help.
+#     BUILD=all        build all build types.
+#     BUILD=win-opt    build the given build type.
+
+EnsurePythonVersion(2, 3)
+
+sconstruct_helper = SConscript('SConstruct.common')
+
+sconstruct_helper.Initialize(build_root_path='..',
+                             support_multiple_win_builds=False)
+
+win_base = sconstruct_helper.MakeWinBaseEnvironment()
+
+if win_base.get('MSVS_VERSION', None) == '7.1':
+  sconstruct_helper.AllowVc71StlWithoutExceptions(win_base)
+
+sconstruct_helper.MakeWinDebugEnvironment(win_base, 'win-dbg')
+sconstruct_helper.MakeWinOptimizedEnvironment(win_base, 'win-opt')
+
+sconstruct_helper.ConfigureGccEnvironments()
+
+sconstruct_helper.BuildSelectedEnvironments()
diff --git a/scons/SConstruct.common b/scons/SConstruct.common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1407bd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scons/SConstruct.common
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+# -*- Python -*-
+# Copyright 2008 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Author: joi@google.com (Joi Sigurdsson)
+# Author: vladl@google.com (Vlad Losev)
+#
+# Shared SCons utilities for building Google Test inside and outside of
+# Google's environment.
+#
+
+EnsurePythonVersion(2, 3)
+
+
+BUILD_DIR_PREFIX = 'build'
+
+
+class SConstructHelper:
+  def __init__(self):
+    # A dictionary to look up an environment by its name.
+    self.env_dict = {}
+
+  def Initialize(self, build_root_path, support_multiple_win_builds=False):
+    test_env = Environment()
+    platform = test_env['PLATFORM']
+    if platform == 'win32':
+      if support_multiple_win_builds:
+        available_build_types = ['win-dbg8', 'win-opt8', 'win-dbg', 'win-opt']
+      else:
+        available_build_types = ['win-dbg', 'win-opt']
+    elif platform == 'darwin':  # MacOSX
+      available_build_types = ['mac-dbg', 'mac-opt']
+    else:
+      available_build_types = ['dbg', 'opt']  # Assuming POSIX-like environment
+                                              # with GCC by default.
+
+    vars = Variables()
+    vars.Add(ListVariable('BUILD', 'Build type', available_build_types[0],
+                          available_build_types))
+    vars.Add(BoolVariable('GTEST_BUILD_SAMPLES', 'Build samples', False))
+
+    # Create base environment.
+    self.env_base = Environment(variables=vars,
+                                BUILD_MODE={'BUILD' : '"${BUILD}"'})
+
+    # Leave around a variable pointing at the build root so that SConscript
+    # files from outside our project root can find their bearings.  Trick
+    # borrowed from Hammer in Software Construction Toolkit
+    # (http://code.google.com/p/swtoolkit/); if/when we switch to using the
+    # Hammer idioms instead of just Hammer's version of SCons, we should be
+    # able to remove this line.
+    self.env_base['SOURCE_ROOT'] = self.env_base.Dir(build_root_path)
+
+    # And another that definitely always points to the project root.
+    self.env_base['PROJECT_ROOT'] = self.env_base.Dir('.').abspath
+
+    # Enable scons -h
+    Help(vars.GenerateHelpText(self.env_base))
+
+  def AllowVc71StlWithoutExceptions(self, env):
+    env.Append(
+        CPPDEFINES = [# needed for using some parts of STL with exception
+                      # disabled.  The scoop is given here, with comments
+                      # from P.J. Plauger at
+                      # http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc.stl/browse_thread/thread/5e719833c6bdb177?q=_HAS_EXCEPTIONS+using+namespace+std&pli=1
+                      '_TYPEINFO_'])
+
+  def MakeWinBaseEnvironment(self):
+    win_base = self.env_base.Clone(
+        platform='win32',
+        CCFLAGS=['-GS',             # Enable buffer security check
+                 '-W4',             # Warning level
+
+                 # Disables warnings that are either uninteresting or
+                 # hard to fix.
+
+                 '/wd4100',
+                 # unreferenced formal parameter.  The violation is in
+                 # gcc's TR1 tuple and hard to fix.
+
+                 '/wd4127',
+                 # constant conditional expression.  The macro
+                 # GTEST_IS_NULL_LITERAL_() triggers it and I cannot find
+                 # a fix.
+
+                 '/wd4511', '/wd4512',
+                 # copy ctor / assignment operator cannot be generated.
+
+                 '-WX',             # Treat warning as errors
+                 #'-GR-',           # Disable runtime type information
+                 '-RTCs',           # Enable stack-frame run-time error checks
+                 '-RTCu',           # Report when variable used without init.
+                 #'-EHs',           # enable C++ EH (no SEH exceptions)
+                 '-nologo',         # Suppress logo line
+                 '-J',              # All chars unsigned
+                 #'-Wp64',          # Detect 64-bit portability issues
+                 '-Zi',             # Produce debug information in PDB files.
+                 ],
+        CCPDBFLAGS='',
+        CPPDEFINES=['_UNICODE', 'UNICODE',
+                    'WIN32', '_WIN32',
+                    'STRICT',
+                    'WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN',
+                    '_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0',
+                    ],
+        LIBPATH=['#/$MAIN_DIR/lib'],
+        LINKFLAGS=['-MACHINE:x86',  # Enable safe SEH (not supp. on x64)
+                   '-DEBUG',        # Generate debug info
+                   '-NOLOGO',       # Suppress logo line
+                   ],
+        # All strings in string tables zero terminated.
+        RCFLAGS=['-n'])
+
+    return win_base
+
+  def SetBuildNameAndDir(self, env, name):
+    env['BUILD_NAME'] = name;
+    env['BUILD_DIR'] = '%s/%s' % (BUILD_DIR_PREFIX, name)
+    self.env_dict[name] = env
+
+  def MakeWinDebugEnvironment(self, base_environment, name):
+    """Takes a VC71 or VC80 base environment and adds debug settings."""
+    debug_env = base_environment.Clone()
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(debug_env, name)
+    debug_env.Append(
+        CCFLAGS = ['-Od',             # Disable optimizations
+                   '-MTd',            # Multithreaded, static link (debug)
+                                      # Path for PDB files
+                   '-Fd%s\\' % debug_env.Dir(debug_env['BUILD_DIR']),
+                   ],
+        CPPDEFINES = ['DEBUG',
+                      '_DEBUG',
+                      ],
+        LIBPATH = [],
+        LINKFLAGS = ['-INCREMENTAL:yes',
+                     '/OPT:NOICF',
+                     ]
+        )
+    # Tell SCons to build depdendencies in random order (apart from the
+    # actual dependency order).  This helps ensure we don't introduce
+    # build files that "accidentally" work sometimes (e.g. when you are
+    # building some targets) and not other times.
+    debug_env.SetOption('random', 1)
+    return debug_env
+
+  def MakeWinOptimizedEnvironment(self, base_environment, name):
+    """Takes a VC71 or VC80 base environment and adds release settings."""
+    optimized_env = base_environment.Clone()
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(optimized_env, name)
+    optimized_env.Append(
+        CCFLAGS = ['-GL',             # Enable link-time code generation (/GL)
+                   '-GF',             # Enable String Pooling (/GF)
+                   '-MT',             # Multithreaded, static link
+                                      # Path for PDB files
+                   '-Fd%s\\' % optimized_env.Dir(optimized_env['BUILD_DIR']),
+
+                   # Favor small code (this is /O1 minus /Og)
+                   '-Os',
+                   '-Oy',
+                   '-Ob2',
+                   '-Gs',
+                   '-GF',
+                   '-Gy',
+                   ],
+        CPPDEFINES = ['NDEBUG',
+                      '_NDEBUG',
+                      ],
+        LIBPATH = [],
+        ARFLAGS = ['-LTCG'],            # Link-time Code Generation
+        LINKFLAGS = ['-LTCG',           # Link-time Code Generation
+                     '-OPT:REF',        # Optimize by reference.
+                     '-OPT:ICF=32',     # Optimize by identical COMDAT folding
+                     '-OPT:NOWIN98',    # Optimize by not aligning section for
+                                        # Win98
+                     '-INCREMENTAL:NO', # No incremental linking as we don't
+                                        # want padding bytes in release build.
+                     ],
+        )
+    return optimized_env
+
+  def AddGccFlagsTo(self, env, optimized):
+    env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-fno-exceptions',
+                        '-Wall',
+                        '-Werror',
+                       ])
+    if optimized:
+      env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O2'], CPPDEFINES=['NDEBUG', '_NDEBUG'])
+    else:
+      env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g'], CPPDEFINES=['DEBUG', '_DEBUG'])
+
+  def ConfigureGccEnvironments(self):
+    # Mac environments.
+    mac_base = self.env_base.Clone(platform='darwin')
+
+    mac_dbg = mac_base.Clone()
+    self.AddGccFlagsTo(mac_dbg, optimized=False)
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(mac_dbg, 'mac-dbg')
+
+    mac_opt = mac_base.Clone()
+    self.AddGccFlagsTo(mac_opt, optimized=True)
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(mac_opt, 'mac-opt')
+
+    # Generic GCC environments.
+    gcc_dbg = self.env_base.Clone()
+    self.AddGccFlagsTo(gcc_dbg, optimized=False)
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(gcc_dbg, 'dbg')
+
+    gcc_opt = self.env_base.Clone()
+    self.AddGccFlagsTo(gcc_opt, optimized=True)
+    self.SetBuildNameAndDir(gcc_opt, 'opt')
+
+  def BuildSelectedEnvironments(self):
+    # Build using whichever environments the 'BUILD' option selected
+    for build_name in self.env_base['BUILD']:
+      print 'BUILDING %s' % build_name
+      env = self.env_dict[build_name]
+
+      # Make sure SConscript files can refer to base build dir
+      env['MAIN_DIR'] = env.Dir(env['BUILD_DIR'])
+
+      #print 'CCFLAGS: %s' % env.subst('$CCFLAGS')
+      #print 'LINK: %s' % env.subst('$LINK')
+      #print 'AR: %s' % env.subst('$AR')
+      #print 'CC: %s' % env.subst('$CC')
+      #print 'CXX: %s' % env.subst('$CXX')
+      #print 'LIBPATH: %s' % env.subst('$LIBPATH')
+      #print 'ENV:PATH: %s' % env['ENV']['PATH']
+      #print 'ENV:INCLUDE: %s' % env['ENV']['INCLUDE']
+      #print 'ENV:LIB: %s' % env['ENV']['LIB']
+      #print 'ENV:TEMP: %s' % env['ENV']['TEMP']
+
+      Export('env')
+      # Invokes SConscript with variant_dir being build/<config name>.
+      # Counter-intuitively, src_dir is relative to the build dir and has
+      # to be '..' to point to the scons directory.
+      SConscript('SConscript',
+                 src_dir='..',
+                 variant_dir=env['BUILD_DIR'],
+                 duplicate=0)
+
+sconstruct_helper = SConstructHelper()
+Return('sconstruct_helper')
diff --git a/src/gtest-filepath.cc b/src/gtest-filepath.cc
index f966352b..ef742366 100644
--- a/src/gtest-filepath.cc
+++ b/src/gtest-filepath.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ FilePath FilePath::GetCurrentDir() {
 FilePath FilePath::RemoveExtension(const char* extension) const {
   String dot_extension(String::Format(".%s", extension));
   if (pathname_.EndsWithCaseInsensitive(dot_extension.c_str())) {
-    return FilePath(String(pathname_.c_str(), pathname_.GetLength() - 4));
+    return FilePath(String(pathname_.c_str(), pathname_.length() - 4));
   }
   return *this;
 }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool FilePath::IsRootDirectory() const {
   // TODO(wan@google.com): on Windows a network share like
   // \\server\share can be a root directory, although it cannot be the
   // current directory.  Handle this properly.
-  return pathname_.GetLength() == 3 && IsAbsolutePath();
+  return pathname_.length() == 3 && IsAbsolutePath();
 #else
   return pathname_ == kPathSeparatorString;
 #endif
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool FilePath::IsRootDirectory() const {
 bool FilePath::IsAbsolutePath() const {
   const char* const name = pathname_.c_str();
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
-  return pathname_.GetLength() >= 3 &&
+  return pathname_.length() >= 3 &&
      ((name[0] >= 'a' && name[0] <= 'z') ||
       (name[0] >= 'A' && name[0] <= 'Z')) &&
      name[1] == ':' &&
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ bool FilePath::CreateDirectoriesRecursively() const {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (pathname_.GetLength() == 0 || this->DirectoryExists()) {
+  if (pathname_.length() == 0 || this->DirectoryExists()) {
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ bool FilePath::CreateFolder() const {
 // On Windows platform, uses \ as the separator, other platforms use /.
 FilePath FilePath::RemoveTrailingPathSeparator() const {
   return pathname_.EndsWith(kPathSeparatorString)
-      ? FilePath(String(pathname_.c_str(), pathname_.GetLength() - 1))
+      ? FilePath(String(pathname_.c_str(), pathname_.length() - 1))
       : *this;
 }
 
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ void FilePath::Normalize() {
     return;
   }
   const char* src = pathname_.c_str();
-  char* const dest = new char[pathname_.GetLength() + 1];
+  char* const dest = new char[pathname_.length() + 1];
   char* dest_ptr = dest;
-  memset(dest_ptr, 0, pathname_.GetLength() + 1);
+  memset(dest_ptr, 0, pathname_.length() + 1);
 
   while (*src != '\0') {
     *dest_ptr++ = *src;
diff --git a/src/gtest-port.cc b/src/gtest-port.cc
index 09d1a8e0..ec107a58 100644
--- a/src/gtest-port.cc
+++ b/src/gtest-port.cc
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static String FlagToEnvVar(const char* flag) {
       (Message() << GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ << flag).GetString();
 
   Message env_var;
-  for (int i = 0; i != full_flag.GetLength(); i++) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != full_flag.length(); i++) {
     env_var << static_cast<char>(toupper(full_flag.c_str()[i]));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/gtest.cc b/src/gtest.cc
index a767d194..5cfabf85 100644
--- a/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/src/gtest.cc
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ bool UnitTestOptions::FilterMatchesTest(const String &test_case_name,
     positive = GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str();  // Whole string is a positive filter
     negative = String("");
   } else {
-    positive.Set(p, dash - p);       // Everything up to the dash
+    positive = String(p, dash - p);  // Everything up to the dash
     negative = String(dash+1);       // Everything after the dash
     if (positive.empty()) {
       // Treat '-test1' as the same as '*-test1'
@@ -926,17 +926,17 @@ bool String::CStringEquals(const char * lhs, const char * rhs) {
 
 // Converts an array of wide chars to a narrow string using the UTF-8
 // encoding, and streams the result to the given Message object.
-static void StreamWideCharsToMessage(const wchar_t* wstr, size_t len,
+static void StreamWideCharsToMessage(const wchar_t* wstr, size_t length,
                                      Message* msg) {
   // TODO(wan): consider allowing a testing::String object to
   // contain '\0'.  This will make it behave more like std::string,
   // and will allow ToUtf8String() to return the correct encoding
   // for '\0' s.t. we can get rid of the conditional here (and in
   // several other places).
-  for (size_t i = 0; i != len; ) {  // NOLINT
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != length; ) {  // NOLINT
     if (wstr[i] != L'\0') {
-      *msg << WideStringToUtf8(wstr + i, static_cast<int>(len - i));
-      while (i != len && wstr[i] != L'\0')
+      *msg << WideStringToUtf8(wstr + i, static_cast<int>(length - i));
+      while (i != length && wstr[i] != L'\0')
         i++;
     } else {
       *msg << '\0';
@@ -1679,24 +1679,30 @@ bool String::CaseInsensitiveWideCStringEquals(const wchar_t* lhs,
 #endif  // OS selector
 }
 
-// Constructs a String by copying a given number of chars from a
-// buffer.  E.g. String("hello", 3) will create the string "hel".
-String::String(const char * buffer, size_t len) {
-  char * const temp = new char[ len + 1 ];
-  memcpy(temp, buffer, len);
-  temp[ len ] = '\0';
-  c_str_ = temp;
-}
-
 // Compares this with another String.
 // Returns < 0 if this is less than rhs, 0 if this is equal to rhs, or > 0
 // if this is greater than rhs.
 int String::Compare(const String & rhs) const {
-  if ( c_str_ == NULL ) {
-    return rhs.c_str_ == NULL ? 0 : -1;  // NULL < anything except NULL
+  const char* const lhs_c_str = c_str();
+  const char* const rhs_c_str = rhs.c_str();
+
+  if (lhs_c_str == NULL) {
+    return rhs_c_str == NULL ? 0 : -1;  // NULL < anything except NULL
+  } else if (rhs_c_str == NULL) {
+    return 1;
   }
 
-  return rhs.c_str_ == NULL ? 1 : strcmp(c_str_, rhs.c_str_);
+  const size_t shorter_str_len =
+      length() <= rhs.length() ? length() : rhs.length();
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != shorter_str_len; i++) {
+    if (lhs_c_str[i] < rhs_c_str[i]) {
+      return -1;
+    } else if (lhs_c_str[i] > rhs_c_str[i]) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return (length() < rhs.length()) ? -1 :
+      (length() > rhs.length()) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 // Returns true iff this String ends with the given suffix.  *Any*
@@ -1704,12 +1710,12 @@ int String::Compare(const String & rhs) const {
 bool String::EndsWith(const char* suffix) const {
   if (suffix == NULL || CStringEquals(suffix, "")) return true;
 
-  if (c_str_ == NULL) return false;
+  if (c_str() == NULL) return false;
 
-  const size_t this_len = strlen(c_str_);
+  const size_t this_len = strlen(c_str());
   const size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
   return (this_len >= suffix_len) &&
-         CStringEquals(c_str_ + this_len - suffix_len, suffix);
+         CStringEquals(c_str() + this_len - suffix_len, suffix);
 }
 
 // Returns true iff this String ends with the given suffix, ignoring case.
@@ -1717,37 +1723,12 @@ bool String::EndsWith(const char* suffix) const {
 bool String::EndsWithCaseInsensitive(const char* suffix) const {
   if (suffix == NULL || CStringEquals(suffix, "")) return true;
 
-  if (c_str_ == NULL) return false;
+  if (c_str() == NULL) return false;
 
-  const size_t this_len = strlen(c_str_);
+  const size_t this_len = strlen(c_str());
   const size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
   return (this_len >= suffix_len) &&
-         CaseInsensitiveCStringEquals(c_str_ + this_len - suffix_len, suffix);
-}
-
-// Sets the 0-terminated C string this String object represents.  The
-// old string in this object is deleted, and this object will own a
-// clone of the input string.  This function copies only up to length
-// bytes (plus a terminating null byte), or until the first null byte,
-// whichever comes first.
-//
-// This function works even when the c_str parameter has the same
-// value as that of the c_str_ field.
-void String::Set(const char * c_str, size_t length) {
-  // Makes sure this works when c_str == c_str_
-  const char* const temp = CloneString(c_str, length);
-  delete[] c_str_;
-  c_str_ = temp;
-}
-
-// Assigns a C string to this object.  Self-assignment works.
-const String& String::operator=(const char* c_str) {
-  // Makes sure this works when c_str == c_str_
-  if (c_str != c_str_) {
-    delete[] c_str_;
-    c_str_ = CloneCString(c_str);
-  }
-  return *this;
+         CaseInsensitiveCStringEquals(c_str() + this_len - suffix_len, suffix);
 }
 
 // Formats a list of arguments to a String, using the same format
@@ -1778,7 +1759,7 @@ String String::Format(const char * format, ...) {
 #endif  // _MSC_VER
   va_end(args);
 
-  return String(size >= 0 ? buffer : "<buffer exceeded>");
+  return (size >= 0) ? String(buffer, size) : String("<buffer exceeded>");
 }
 
 // Converts the buffer in a StrStream to a String, converting NUL
@@ -3491,7 +3472,7 @@ int UnitTest::Run() {
   // Catch SEH-style exceptions.
 
   const bool in_death_test_child_process =
-      internal::GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).GetLength() > 0;
+      internal::GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).length() > 0;
 
   // Either the user wants Google Test to catch exceptions thrown by the
   // tests or this is executing in the context of death test child
@@ -4161,7 +4142,7 @@ const char* ParseFlagValue(const char* str,
 
   // The flag must start with "--" followed by GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_.
   const String flag_str = String::Format("--%s%s", GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_, flag);
-  const size_t flag_len = flag_str.GetLength();
+  const size_t flag_len = flag_str.length();
   if (strncmp(str, flag_str.c_str(), flag_len) != 0) return NULL;
 
   // Skips the flag name.
diff --git a/test/gtest-death-test_test.cc b/test/gtest-death-test_test.cc
index 18811391..16fc7e09 100644
--- a/test/gtest-death-test_test.cc
+++ b/test/gtest-death-test_test.cc
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, SingleStatement) {
 }
 
 void DieWithEmbeddedNul() {
-  fprintf(stderr, "Hello%cworld.\n", '\0');
+  fprintf(stderr, "Hello%cmy null world.\n", '\0');
   fflush(stderr);
   _exit(1);
 }
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ void DieWithEmbeddedNul() {
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, EmbeddedNulInMessage) {
   // TODO(wan@google.com): <regex.h> doesn't support matching strings
   // with embedded NUL characters - find a way to workaround it.
-  EXPECT_DEATH(DieWithEmbeddedNul(), "w.*ld");
-  ASSERT_DEATH(DieWithEmbeddedNul(), "w.*ld");
+  EXPECT_DEATH(DieWithEmbeddedNul(), "my null world");
+  ASSERT_DEATH(DieWithEmbeddedNul(), "my null world");
 }
 #endif  // GTEST_USES_PCRE
 
diff --git a/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 2c087209..90d29e56 100644
--- a/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -697,25 +697,61 @@ TEST(ListDeathTest, GetElement) {
 
 // Tests the String class.
 
+TEST(StringTest, SizeIsSmall) {
+  // To avoid breaking clients that use lots of assertions in one
+  // function, we cannot grow the size of String.
+  EXPECT_LE(sizeof(String), sizeof(void*));
+}
+
 // Tests String's constructors.
 TEST(StringTest, Constructors) {
   // Default ctor.
   String s1;
   // We aren't using EXPECT_EQ(NULL, s1.c_str()) because comparing
   // pointers with NULL isn't supported on all platforms.
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, s1.length());
   EXPECT_TRUE(NULL == s1.c_str());
 
   // Implicitly constructs from a C-string.
   String s2 = "Hi";
+  EXPECT_EQ(2U, s2.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("Hi", s2.c_str());
 
   // Constructs from a C-string and a length.
   String s3("hello", 3);
+  EXPECT_EQ(3U, s3.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("hel", s3.c_str());
 
-  // Copy ctor.
-  String s4 = s3;
-  EXPECT_STREQ("hel", s4.c_str());
+  // The empty String should be created when String is constructed with
+  // a NULL pointer and length 0.
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, String(NULL, 0).length());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(String(NULL, 0).c_str() == NULL);
+
+  // Constructs a String that contains '\0'.
+  String s4("a\0bcd", 4);
+  EXPECT_EQ(4U, s4.length());
+  EXPECT_EQ('a', s4.c_str()[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('\0', s4.c_str()[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('b', s4.c_str()[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('c', s4.c_str()[3]);
+
+  // Copy ctor where the source is NULL.
+  const String null_str;
+  String s5 = null_str;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(s5.c_str() == NULL);
+
+  // Copy ctor where the source isn't NULL.
+  String s6 = s3;
+  EXPECT_EQ(3U, s6.length());
+  EXPECT_STREQ("hel", s6.c_str());
+
+  // Copy ctor where the source contains '\0'.
+  String s7 = s4;
+  EXPECT_EQ(4U, s7.length());
+  EXPECT_EQ('a', s7.c_str()[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('\0', s7.c_str()[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('b', s7.c_str()[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('c', s7.c_str()[3]);
 }
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_STRING
@@ -724,17 +760,22 @@ TEST(StringTest, ConvertsFromStdString) {
   // An empty std::string.
   const std::string src1("");
   const String dest1 = src1;
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, dest1.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("", dest1.c_str());
 
   // A normal std::string.
   const std::string src2("Hi");
   const String dest2 = src2;
+  EXPECT_EQ(2U, dest2.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("Hi", dest2.c_str());
 
   // An std::string with an embedded NUL character.
-  const char src3[] = "Hello\0world.";
+  const char src3[] = "a\0b";
   const String dest3 = std::string(src3, sizeof(src3));
-  EXPECT_STREQ("Hello", dest3.c_str());
+  EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(src3), dest3.length());
+  EXPECT_EQ('a', dest3.c_str()[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('\0', dest3.c_str()[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('b', dest3.c_str()[2]);
 }
 
 TEST(StringTest, ConvertsToStdString) {
@@ -747,6 +788,11 @@ TEST(StringTest, ConvertsToStdString) {
   const String src2("Hi");
   const std::string dest2 = src2;
   EXPECT_EQ("Hi", dest2);
+
+  // A String containing a '\0'.
+  const String src3("x\0y", 3);
+  const std::string dest3 = src3;
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string("x\0y", 3), dest3);
 }
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_STRING
@@ -757,17 +803,22 @@ TEST(StringTest, ConvertsFromGlobalString) {
   // An empty ::string.
   const ::string src1("");
   const String dest1 = src1;
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, dest1.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("", dest1.c_str());
 
   // A normal ::string.
   const ::string src2("Hi");
   const String dest2 = src2;
+  EXPECT_EQ(2U, dest2.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("Hi", dest2.c_str());
 
   // An ::string with an embedded NUL character.
-  const char src3[] = "Hello\0world.";
+  const char src3[] = "x\0y";
   const String dest3 = ::string(src3, sizeof(src3));
-  EXPECT_STREQ("Hello", dest3.c_str());
+  EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(src3), dest3.length());
+  EXPECT_EQ('x', dest3.c_str()[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('\0', dest3.c_str()[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('y', dest3.c_str()[2]);
 }
 
 TEST(StringTest, ConvertsToGlobalString) {
@@ -780,17 +831,14 @@ TEST(StringTest, ConvertsToGlobalString) {
   const String src2("Hi");
   const ::string dest2 = src2;
   EXPECT_EQ("Hi", dest2);
+
+  const String src3("x\0y", 3);
+  const ::string dest3 = src3;
+  EXPECT_EQ(::string("x\0y", 3), dest3);
 }
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
 
-// Tests String::ShowCString().
-TEST(StringTest, ShowCString) {
-  EXPECT_STREQ("(null)", String::ShowCString(NULL));
-  EXPECT_STREQ("", String::ShowCString(""));
-  EXPECT_STREQ("foo", String::ShowCString("foo"));
-}
-
 // Tests String::ShowCStringQuoted().
 TEST(StringTest, ShowCStringQuoted) {
   EXPECT_STREQ("(null)",
@@ -801,6 +849,53 @@ TEST(StringTest, ShowCStringQuoted) {
                String::ShowCStringQuoted("foo").c_str());
 }
 
+// Tests String::empty().
+TEST(StringTest, Empty) {
+  EXPECT_TRUE(String("").empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(String().empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(String(NULL).empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(String("a").empty());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(String("\0", 1).empty());
+}
+
+// Tests String::Compare().
+TEST(StringTest, Compare) {
+  // NULL vs NULL.
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, String().Compare(String()));
+
+  // NULL vs non-NULL.
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String().Compare(String("")));
+
+  // Non-NULL vs NULL.
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, String("").Compare(String()));
+
+  // The following covers non-NULL vs non-NULL.
+
+  // "" vs "".
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, String("").Compare(String("")));
+
+  // "" vs non-"".
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String("").Compare(String("\0", 1)));
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String("").Compare(" "));
+
+  // Non-"" vs "".
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, String("a").Compare(String("")));
+
+  // The following covers non-"" vs non-"".
+
+  // Same length and equal.
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, String("a").Compare(String("a")));
+
+  // Same length and different.
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String("a\0b", 3).Compare(String("a\0c", 3)));
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, String("b").Compare(String("a")));
+
+  // Different lengths.
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String("a").Compare(String("ab")));
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, String("a").Compare(String("a\0", 2)));
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, String("abc").Compare(String("aacd")));
+}
+
 // Tests String::operator==().
 TEST(StringTest, Equals) {
   const String null(NULL);
@@ -818,6 +913,9 @@ TEST(StringTest, Equals) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(foo == "");  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_FALSE(foo == "bar");  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_TRUE(foo == "foo");  // NOLINT
+
+  const String bar("x\0y", 3);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(bar == "x");
 }
 
 // Tests String::operator!=().
@@ -837,6 +935,17 @@ TEST(StringTest, NotEquals) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(foo != "");  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_TRUE(foo != "bar");  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_FALSE(foo != "foo");  // NOLINT
+
+  const String bar("x\0y", 3);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(bar != "x");
+}
+
+// Tests String::length().
+TEST(StringTest, Length) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, String().length());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, String("").length());
+  EXPECT_EQ(2U, String("ab").length());
+  EXPECT_EQ(3U, String("a\0b", 3).length());
 }
 
 // Tests String::EndsWith().
@@ -900,9 +1009,17 @@ TEST(StringTest, CanBeAssignedEmpty) {
 TEST(StringTest, CanBeAssignedNonEmpty) {
   const String src("hello");
   String dest;
-
   dest = src;
+  EXPECT_EQ(5U, dest.length());
   EXPECT_STREQ("hello", dest.c_str());
+
+  const String src2("x\0y", 3);
+  String dest2;
+  dest2 = src2;
+  EXPECT_EQ(3U, dest2.length());
+  EXPECT_EQ('x', dest2.c_str()[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('\0', dest2.c_str()[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ('y', dest2.c_str()[2]);
 }
 
 // Tests that a String can be assigned to itself.
@@ -913,6 +1030,13 @@ TEST(StringTest, CanBeAssignedSelf) {
   EXPECT_STREQ("hello", dest.c_str());
 }
 
+// Tests streaming a String.
+TEST(StringTest, Streams) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(StreamableToString(String()), "(null)");
+  EXPECT_EQ(StreamableToString(String("")), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ(StreamableToString(String("a\0b", 3)), "a\\0b");
+}
+
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 
 // Tests String::ShowWideCString().