From b354bd51f8e996c9da457540d876d83b8e07e878 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jmerelo <jmerelo>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:03:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] better eoString

---
 eo/src/other/eoString.h | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eo/src/other/eoString.h b/eo/src/other/eoString.h
index 85843411..3c17b704 100644
--- a/eo/src/other/eoString.h
+++ b/eo/src/other/eoString.h
@@ -44,23 +44,35 @@ class eoString: public EO<fitnessT>, public std::string
 {
 public:
 
-    typedef char Type;
+  typedef char Type;
+  typedef char AtomType;
+  typedef std::string   ContainerType;
 
-	/// Canonical part of the objects: several ctors, copy ctor, dtor and assignment operator
-	//@{
-	/// ctor
-	eoString( const std::string& _str ="" )
-		: std::string( _str ) {};
+  /// Canonical part of the objects: several ctors, copy ctor, dtor and assignment operator
+  //@{
+  /// ctor
+  eoString( const std::string& _str ="" )
+    : std::string( _str ) {};
 
-	/** @name Methods from eoObject
-	readFrom and printOn are directly inherited from eo1d
-	*/
-	//@{
-	/** Inherited from eoObject 
-		  @see eoObject
-	*/
-	virtual std::string className() const {return "eoString";};
-    //@}
+  /// printing...
+  virtual void printOn(std::ostream& os) const
+  {
+    EO<fitnessT>::printOn(os);
+    os << ' ';
+
+    os << size() << ' ' << substr() << endl;
+
+  }
+
+  /** @name Methods from eoObject
+      readFrom and printOn are directly inherited from eo1d
+  */
+  //@{
+  /** Inherited from eoObject 
+      @see eoObject
+  */
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoString";};
+  //@}
 	
 
 };