basic_string<> lives in the 'std' namespace.  Try this:

   typedef std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, Gallocator<char>
> gString

The xstring header thing is specific to DinkumWare's implementation of the
Standard C++ Library.

Joe O'

maxim <maxk@touro.edu> wrote in message
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> I would like to typedef a version of basic string with a custom allocator,
> something like this:
>
> typedef basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, Gallocator<char> >
>      gstring;
> (adding my own allocator)
>
> Whichever file I tried to do this in, the basic_string class is not
> visible,
> even if <string> is included. I actually looked through <string>, and it
is
> just an implementation file, no classes are defined and no .h files are
> included! I found basic_string in <xstring>, which is an "internal"
(?)file.
> I realize that the answer lies in the STL compilation mechanism, so an
> explaination would be greatly appreciated.
> I get these problems on VC++ 6.0. I am not sure about their
universality...
> max
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I would like to typedef a version of basic string with a custom allocator,
something like this:

typedef basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, Gallocator<char> >
     gstring;
(adding my own allocator)

Whichever file I tried to do this in, the basic_string class is not
visible,
even if <string> is included. I actually looked through <string>, and it is
just an implementation file, no classes are defined and no .h files are
included! I found basic_string in <xstring>, which is an "internal" (?)file.
I realize that the answer lies in the STL compilation mechanism, so an
explaination would be greatly appreciated.
I get these problems on VC++ 6.0. I am not sure about their universality...
max
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