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// <auto-generated>
//     This code was generated by a tool.
//
//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
//     the code is regenerated.
// </auto-generated>
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#pragma warning disable CS1591,CS1573,CS0465,CS0649,CS8019,CS1570,CS1584,CS1658,CS0436,CS8981
using global::System;
using global::System.Diagnostics;
using global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using global::System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using global::System.Runtime.Versioning;
using winmdroot = global::Windows.Win32;
namespace Windows.Win32
{
	namespace Foundation
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// A pointer to a null-terminated, constant, ANSI character string.
		/// </summary>
		[DebuggerDisplay("{" + nameof(DebuggerDisplay) + "}")]
		internal unsafe readonly partial struct PCSTR
			: IEquatable<PCSTR>
		{
			/// <summary>
			/// A pointer to the first character in the string. The content should be considered readonly, as it was typed as constant in the SDK.
			/// </summary>
			internal readonly byte* Value;

			internal PCSTR(byte* value) => this.Value = value;

			public static implicit operator byte*(PCSTR value) => value.Value;

			public static explicit operator PCSTR(byte* value) => new PCSTR(value);

			public bool Equals(PCSTR other) => this.Value == other.Value;

			public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is PCSTR other && this.Equals(other);

			public override int GetHashCode() => unchecked((int)this.Value);


			/// <summary>
			/// Gets the number of characters up to the first null character (exclusive).
			/// </summary>
			internal int Length
			{
				get
				{
					byte* p = this.Value;
					if (p is null)
						return 0;
					while (*p != 0)
						p++;
					return checked((int)(p - this.Value));
				}
			}


			/// <summary>
			/// Returns a <see langword="string"/> with a copy of this character array, decoding as UTF-8.
			/// </summary>
			/// <returns>A <see langword="string"/>, or <see langword="null"/> if <see cref="Value"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</returns>
			public override string ToString() => this.Value is null ? null : new string((sbyte*)this.Value, 0, this.Length, global::System.Text.Encoding.Default);


			/// <summary>
			/// Returns a span of the characters in this string, up to the first null character (exclusive).
			/// </summary>
			internal ReadOnlySpan<byte> AsSpan() => this.Value is null ? default(ReadOnlySpan<byte>) : new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(this.Value, this.Length);


			private string DebuggerDisplay => this.ToString();
		}
	}
}