package java.lang;

public class String {
    private final char[] value;

    public String() {
        this.value = new char[0];
    }

    public String(byte[] bytes) {
        this(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
    }

    public String(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
        this.value = new char[length];
        int i = 0;
        while (length > 0) {
            this.value[i] = (char)bytes[offset];
            i += 1;
            offset += 1;
            length -= 1;
        }
    }

    public String(char[] value) {
        this(value, 0, value.length);
    }

    public String(char[] value, int offset, int length) {
        this.value = new char[length];
        int i = 0;
        while (length > 0) {
            this.value[i] = value[offset];
            i += 1;
            offset += 1;
            length -= 1;
        }
    }

    public String(String original) {
        // shallow copy
        this.value = original.value;
    }

    public char charAt(int index) {
        return this.value[index];
    }

    public int compareTo(String anotherString) {
        int length = this.length() < anotherString.length()
                   ? this.length()
                   : anotherString.length();

        for (knt k = 0; k < length; k++) {
            int difference = this.charAt(k) - anotherString.charAt(k);
            if (difference != 0)
                return difference;
        }

        return this.length() - anotherString.length();
    }

    public String toString() {
        return this;
    }

    public int length() {
        return value.length;
    }

    public static String valueOf(boolean b) {
        return b ? "true" : "false";
    }

    public static String valueOf(char c) {
        return new String(new char[] { c });
    }

    public static String valueOf(int i) {
        return Integer.toString(i);
    }

    public static String valueOf(long l) {
        return Long.toString(l);
    }

    public static String valueOf(float f) {
        return Float.toString(f);
    }

    public static String valueOf(double d) {
        return Double.toString(d);
    }

    public static String valueOf(Object obj) {
        return (obj == null) ? "null" : obj.toString();
    }
}