/*
*
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*   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
*   Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
*   your option) any later version.
*
*   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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*   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
*   General Public License for more details.
*
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*
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*   link the code of this program with the Half-Life Game Engine ("HL
*   Engine") and Modified Game Libraries ("MODs") developed by Valve,
*   L.L.C ("Valve").  You must obey the GNU General Public License in all
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*
*/
#pragma once

#ifndef _WIN32
#include <string.h>
#include <wchar.h>
#endif

// Simple utility function to allocate memory and duplicate a string
inline char *CloneString(const char *str)
{
	if (!str)
	{
		char *cloneStr = new char[1];
		cloneStr[0] = '\0';
		return cloneStr;
	}

	char *cloneStr = new char [strlen(str) + 1];
	strcpy(cloneStr, str);
	return cloneStr;
}

// Simple utility function to allocate memory and duplicate a wide string
inline wchar_t *CloneWString(const wchar_t *str)
{
	if (!str)
	{
		wchar_t *cloneStr = new wchar_t[1];
		cloneStr[0] = L'\0';
		return cloneStr;
	}

	wchar_t *cloneStr = new wchar_t [wcslen(str) + 1];
	wcscpy(cloneStr, str);
	return cloneStr;
}