// NG Menu
// util/altstring.qh

// new altstring format:
// "first;second;ha\;ha;"
// "value:1.0;name:hallo welt;"
// "value//1.0//name//

// used to extract 'string' strings from a normal string
// INFO: the index into the altstring is the same like in C array
float( zoned pAlt )	     			Util_GetAltStringCount;
float( zoned pAlt, float pIndex )	Util_GetAltStringItemStart;
zoned( zoned pAlt, float pIndex )  	Util_GetAltStringItem;
zoned( zoned pAlt, float pIndex, string pSet ) Util_SetAltStringItem;
zoned( zoned pAlt, float pIndex )	Util_DelAltStringItem;
// insert a new item after the indexed (to insert an item at the front use -1)
zoned( zoned pAlt, float pIndex, string pSet ) Util_InsAltStringItem;

zoned( string pString ) 		Util_AltStringPrepare;
zoned( string pString ) 		Util_AltStringUnprepare;
zoned( zoned pAlt, string pPush ) 	Util_AltStringPush; // strzone
zoned( zoned pAlt, string pPush ) 	Util_AltStringPushBack; // strzone
zoned( zoned pAlt ) 			Util_GetAltStringTop;
zoned( zoned pAlt ) 			Util_AltStringPop;	// strzone

void() Util_AltString_UnitTest;