class
	EL_IMMUTABLE_8_MANAGER

inherit
	EL_IMMUTABLE_STRING_MANAGER [CHARACTER_8, READABLE_STRING_8, IMMUTABLE_STRING_8]
		rename
			cursor as cursor_8
		undefine
			bit_count
		end

	EL_STRING_8_BIT_COUNTABLE [IMMUTABLE_STRING_8]

	EL_SHARED_STRING_8_CURSOR

feature -- Status query

	item_has_left_padding: BOOLEAN
		do
			Result := item.count > 0 and then item [1].is_space
		end

	item_has_right_padding: BOOLEAN
		do
			Result := item.count > 0 and then item [item.count].is_space
		end

feature {NONE} -- Contract Support

	same_area_items (a_area: SPECIAL [CHARACTER_8]; offset, a_count: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
		do
			if attached cursor_8 (item) as c then
				Result := c.area.same_items (a_area, offset, c.area_first_index, a_count)
			end
		end
feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	is_space (a_area: SPECIAL [CHARACTER_8]; i: INTEGER): BOOLEAN
		do
			Result := a_area [i].is_space
		end

	string_area (str: READABLE_STRING_8): SPECIAL [CHARACTER_8]
		do
			if attached {STRING_8} str as str_8 then
				Result := str_8.area
			else
				Result := str.as_string_8.area
			end
		end

feature {NONE} -- Constants

	Shared_field_table: SPECIAL [INTEGER]
		once
			Result := new_field_table
		end

end