deferred class
	EL_SPLIT_IMMUTABLE_STRING_LIST [
		GENERAL -> STRING_GENERAL, IMMUTABLE -> IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL create make end
	]

inherit
	EL_SPLIT_READABLE_STRING_LIST [IMMUTABLE]
		rename
			target_substring as shared_target_substring
		redefine
			double_item, integer_item, natural_item
		end

	EL_MODULE_CONVERT_STRING

	EL_SHARED_CLASS_ID

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make_shared (a_target: GENERAL; delimiter: CHARACTER_32)
		do
			make (new_shared (a_target), delimiter)
		end

	make_shared_adjusted (a_target: GENERAL; delimiter: CHARACTER_32; a_adjustments: INTEGER)
		do
			make_adjusted (new_shared (a_target), delimiter, a_adjustments)
		end

	make_shared_adjusted_by_string (a_target: GENERAL; delimiter: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_adjustments: INTEGER)
		do
			make_adjusted_by_string (new_shared (a_target), delimiter, a_adjustments)
		end

	make_shared_by_string (a_target: GENERAL; delimiter: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
		do
			make_by_string (new_shared (a_target), delimiter)
		end

feature -- Numeric items

	double_item: DOUBLE
		do
			if attached {DOUBLE} Convert_string.to_type_of_type (item, Class_id.REAL_64) as real_64 then
				Result := real_64
			end
		end

	integer_item: INTEGER
		do
			Result := Convert_string.to_integer (item)
		end

	natural_item: NATURAL
		do
			if attached {NATURAL_32} Convert_string.to_type_of_type (item, Class_id.NATURAL_32) as n32 then
				Result := n32
			end
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	new_shared (a_target: GENERAL): IMMUTABLE
		deferred
		end

end