Removed class String from Core.

Makefile

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DFILES_PLATFORM_WIN = binding/win32/gdipluscolormatrix.d binding/win32/gdiplusin
 DFILES_PLATFORM_XOMB = platform/xomb/main.d platform/xomb/common.d platform/xomb/scaffold.d platform/xomb/vars.d platform/xomb/console.d platform/xomb/definitions.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/wave.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/graphics.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/thread.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/menu.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/window.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/view.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/color.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/file.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/socket.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/app.d platform/xomb/scaffolds/time.d platform/xomb/oscontrolinterface.d
 
 DFILES_ANALYZING = analyzing/debugger.d
-DFILES_CORE = core/tostring.d core/locales/en_us.d core/locales/fr_fr.d core/date.d core/locale.d core/variant.d core/list.d core/exception.d core/event.d core/library.d core/system.d core/random.d core/regex.d core/arguments.d core/definitions.d core/application.d core/time.d core/timezone.d core/unicode.d core/endian.d core/stream.d core/string.d core/main.d core/color.d
+DFILES_CORE = core/locales/en_us.d core/locales/fr_fr.d core/date.d core/locale.d core/variant.d core/list.d core/exception.d core/event.d core/library.d core/system.d core/random.d core/regex.d core/arguments.d core/definitions.d core/application.d core/time.d core/timezone.d core/unicode.d core/endian.d core/stream.d core/string.d core/main.d core/color.d
 DFILES_GUI = gui/container.d gui/trackbar.d gui/radiogroup.d gui/progressbar.d gui/togglefield.d gui/listfield.d gui/listbox.d gui/vscrollbar.d gui/hscrollbar.d gui/button.d gui/textfield.d gui/window.d gui/widget.d gui/application.d
 DFILES_UTILS = utils/stack.d utils/linkedlist.d utils/fibonacci.d utils/heap.d
 DFILES_PARSING = parsing/d/trees.d parsing/d/addexprunit.d parsing/d/andexprunit.d parsing/d/assignexprunit.d parsing/d/blockstmtunit.d parsing/d/switchstmtunit.d parsing/d/casestmtunit.d parsing/d/defaultstmtunit.d parsing/d/breakstmtunit.d parsing/d/continuestmtunit.d parsing/d/gotostmtunit.d parsing/d/returnstmtunit.d parsing/d/volatilestmtunit.d parsing/d/throwstmtunit.d parsing/d/postfixexprlistunit.d parsing/d/cmpexprunit.d parsing/d/conditionalexprunit.d parsing/d/declarationunit.d parsing/d/expressionunit.d parsing/d/importdeclunit.d parsing/d/isexprunit.d parsing/d/lexer.d parsing/d/logicalandexprunit.d parsing/d/logicalorexprunit.d parsing/d/moduledeclunit.d parsing/d/moduleunit.d parsing/d/mulexprunit.d parsing/d/nodes.d parsing/d/orexprunit.d parsing/d/parser.d parsing/d/postfixexprunit.d parsing/d/primaryexprunit.d parsing/d/shiftexprunit.d parsing/d/staticunit.d parsing/d/declaratorunit.d parsing/d/declaratorsuffixunit.d parsing/d/declaratortypeunit.d parsing/d/tokens.d parsing/d/enumdeclunit.d parsing/d/typeunit.d parsing/d/enumbodyunit.d parsing/d/aggregatedeclunit.d parsing/d/aggregatebodyunit.d parsing/d/classbodyunit.d parsing/d/templatebodyunit.d parsing/d/interfacebodyunit.d parsing/d/classdeclunit.d parsing/d/interfacedeclunit.d parsing/d/constructorunit.d parsing/d/destructorunit.d parsing/d/parameterlistunit.d parsing/d/functionbodyunit.d parsing/d/staticifunit.d parsing/d/versionunit.d parsing/d/debugunit.d parsing/d/unittestunit.d parsing/d/parameterunit.d parsing/d/basictypeunit.d parsing/d/statementunit.d parsing/d/pragmastmtunit.d parsing/d/staticassertunit.d parsing/d/foreachstmtunit.d parsing/d/scopedstmtunit.d parsing/d/forstmtunit.d parsing/d/typedeclarationunit.d parsing/d/unaryexprunit.d parsing/d/xorexprunit.d parsing/ast.d parsing/lexer.d parsing/token.d parsing/parser.d parsing/options.d parsing/cfg.d parsing/parseunit.d
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ DFILES_CONSOLE = console/prompt.d
 DFILES_TUI = tui/filebox.d tui/container.d tui/dialog.d tui/window.d tui/application.d tui/widget.d tui/telnet.d tui/buffer.d tui/vt100.d tui/listbox.d tui/textfield.d tui/label.d tui/textbox.d tui/codebox.d tui/tabbox.d
 DFILES_SCRIPTING = scripting/lua.d
 DFILES_BINDING = binding/opengl/gl.d binding/opengl/glu.d binding/lua.d
-DFILES_INTERFACES = interfaces/container.d interfaces/mod.d
+DFILES_INTERFACES = interfaces/container.d
 DFILES_MATH = math/currency.d math/fixed.d math/integer.d math/common.d math/vector.d math/matrix.d math/mathobject.d
 DFILES_OPENGL = opengl/window.d opengl/texture.d opengl/light.d
 DFILES_SPECS = specs/test.d

analyzing/debugger.d

@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ public:
 		if (w !is null) {
 			// get class name
 			ClassInfo ci = w.classinfo;
-			String className = new String(ci.name);
+			string className = ci.name.dup;
 
-			Console.putln("    window: ", className.array, " [", w.text.array, "]");
+			Console.putln("    window: ", className, " [", w.text, "]");
 		}
 
 		if (t !is null) {
 			// get class name
 			ClassInfo ci = t.classinfo;
-			String className = new String(ci.name);
+			string className = ci.name.dup;
 
-			Console.putln("    thread: ", className.array);
+			Console.putln("    thread: ", className);
 		}
 
 		Console.setColor(fgColor.White);

console/prompt.d

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module console.prompt;
 
 import core.string;
+import core.unicode;
 
 import io.console;
 
@@ -14,25 +15,19 @@ import utils.linkedlist;
 class Prompt {
 	// TODO: Allow ANSI emulated prompt strings
 	this() {
-		_prompt = new String("");
-	}
-
-	// Description: This will set the prompt string that will precede the input.
-	// prompt: A string representing the prompt.
-	void prompt(String prompt) {
-		_prompt = new String(prompt);
+		_prompt = "";
 	}
 
 	// Description: This will set the prompt string that will precede the input.
 	// prompt: A string representing the prompt.
 	void prompt(string prompt) {
-		_prompt = new String(prompt);
+		_prompt = prompt.dup;
 	}
 
 	// Description: This function will return the current prompt.
 	// Returns: The current prompt.
-	String prompt() {
-		return new String(_prompt);
+	string prompt() {
+		return _prompt.dup;
 	}
 
 	void promptColor(fgColor fgClr) {
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ class Prompt {
 		}
 
 		if (bufferSize != 0) {
-			_lineBuffer = new LinkedList!(String)();
+			_lineBuffer = new LinkedList!(string)();
 		}
 		else {
 			_lineBuffer = null;
@@ -62,18 +57,18 @@ class Prompt {
 
 	// Description: This will display the prompt and return the line typed by the user.
 	// Returns: The line typed by the user.
-	String line() {
+	string line() {
 		// the current displayed line
-		String line;
+		string line;
 
 		// the 'working' line being edited
-		String workingLine;
+		string workingLine;
 
 		// Print out the prompt string
 
 		Console.setColor(_promptClr);
 
-		Console.put(_prompt.array);
+		Console.put(_prompt);
 
 		// Go into a key loop, wait for a return
 		// On any special key, fire the callback and expect a result (for instance, on TAB)
@@ -83,7 +78,7 @@ class Prompt {
 
 		uint code;
 
-		line = new String("");
+		line = "";
 
 		workingLine = line;
 		if (_lineBuffer !is null) {
@@ -105,23 +100,23 @@ class Prompt {
 			else if (code == Key.Backspace) {
 				// backspace
 
-				if (line.length() > 0 && _pos > 0) {
+				if (line.length > 0 && _pos > 0) {
 					Console.put(chr);
 					Console.put(' ');
 					Console.put(chr);
 
-					if (_pos == line.length()) {
-						line = line.subString(0, line.length()-1);
+					if (_pos == line.length) {
+						line = line.substring(0, line.length-1);
 					}
 					else {
-						String newLine = line.subString(0, _pos-1);
-						String restLine = line.subString(_pos);
-						newLine.append(restLine);
+						string newLine = line.substring(0, _pos-1);
+						string restLine = line.substring(_pos);
+						newLine ~= restLine;
 
-						Console.put(restLine.array);
+						Console.put(restLine);
 						Console.put(' ');
 
-						for (uint i=0; i<=restLine.length(); i++) {
+						for (uint i=0; i<=restLine.length; i++) {
 							Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 						}
 
@@ -144,7 +139,7 @@ class Prompt {
 				}
 			}
 			else if (code == Key.Right) {
-				if (_pos < line.length()) {
+				if (_pos < line.length) {
 					Console.setRelative(1,0);
 
 					_pos++;
@@ -156,32 +151,32 @@ class Prompt {
 				// And then the line buffer spits out
 				// the previous line submitted
 				if (_lineBuffer !is null) {
-					if (_bufferPos+1 < cast(int)_lineBuffer.length() && _lineBuffer.length() > 0) {
+					if (_bufferPos+1 < cast(int)_lineBuffer.length && _lineBuffer.length > 0) {
 						// grab the line from the line buffer
 
 						_bufferPos++;
 						line = _lineBuffer.peekAt(_bufferPos);
 
 						uint i;
 
-						if (line.length() < _pos) {
-							for (i=line.length(); i<_pos; i++) {
+						if (line.length < _pos) {
+							for (i=line.length; i<_pos; i++) {
 								Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 								Console.put(' ');
 								Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 							}
 
-							_pos = line.length();
+							_pos = line.length;
 						}
 
 						for (i=0; i<_pos; i++) {
 							Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 						}
 
 						// print the line
-						Console.put(line.array);
+						Console.put(line);
 
-						_pos = line.length();
+						_pos = line.length;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -209,58 +204,56 @@ class Prompt {
 
 					uint i;
 
-					if (line.length() < _pos) {
-						for (i=line.length(); i<_pos; i++) {
+					if (line.length < _pos) {
+						for (i=line.length; i<_pos; i++) {
 							Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 							Console.put(' ');
 							Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 						}
 
-						_pos = line.length();
+						_pos = line.length;
 					}
 
 					for (i=0; i<_pos; i++) {
 						Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 					}
 
 					// print the line
-					Console.put(line.array);
+					Console.put(line);
 
 					// erase the rest of the previous line
 
-					_pos = line.length();
+					_pos = line.length;
 				}
 			}
 			else if (chr != 0) {
 				// written character
 
-				if (_pos == line.length()) {
+				if (_pos == line.length) {
 					Console.put(chr);
-					line.appendChar(chr);
+					line ~= chr;
 				}
 				else if (_pos == 0) {
-					String newLine = new String("");
-					newLine.appendChar(chr);
-					newLine.append(line);
+					string newLine = "" ~ Unicode.toUtf8([chr]) ~ line;
 
-					Console.put(newLine.array);
+					Console.put(newLine);
 
-					for (uint i=1; i<newLine.length(); i++) {
+					for (uint i=1; i<newLine.length; i++) {
 						Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 					}
 
 					line = newLine;
 				}
 				else {
 					Console.put(chr);
-					String leftLine = line.subString(0, _pos);
-					leftLine.appendChar(chr);
-					String rightLine = line.subString(_pos);
-					leftLine.append(rightLine);
+					string leftLine = line.substring(0, _pos);
+					leftLine ~= chr;
+					string rightLine = line.substring(_pos);
+					leftLine ~= rightLine;
 
-					Console.put(rightLine.array);
+					Console.put(rightLine);
 
-					for (uint i=0; i<rightLine.length(); i++) {
+					for (uint i=0; i<rightLine.length; i++) {
 						Console.put(cast(char)0x8);
 					}
 
@@ -294,11 +287,11 @@ class Prompt {
 protected:
 
 	// the prompt string, for instance "# " or "C:\>"
-	String _prompt;
+	string _prompt;
 	fgColor _promptClr = fgColor.White;
 	fgColor _clr = fgColor.White;
 
-	LinkedList!(String) _lineBuffer;
+	LinkedList!(string) _lineBuffer;
 	int _bufferSize;
 	int _bufferPos;
 

core/arguments.d

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import core.string;
 import core.list;
 
 // Description: This class holds the command line arguments that were passed into the app and will aid in parsing them.
-class Arguments : List!(String) {
+class Arguments : List!(string) {
 public:
 
 	this() {

core/exception.d

@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ template CustomException(char[] name, char[] error, char[] error_more) {
 				super("`~error~`");
 			}
 
-			this(String msg) {
-				super("`~error~error_more~`" ~ msg.toString());
-			}
-
 			this(string msg) {
 				super("`~error~error_more~`" ~ msg);
 			}

core/library.d

@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@ import scaffold.system;
 // Description: This class will allow runtime linking to dynamic libraries.
 class Library {
 
-	// Description: This constructor will dynamically load the library found at the given framework path.
-	// path: The path to the library in question.
-	this(String path) {
-		SystemLoadLibrary(_pfvars, path);
-	}
-
 	// Description: This constructor will dynamically load the library found at the given framework path.
 	// path: The path to the library in question.
 	this(string path) {
-		this(new String(path));
+		SystemLoadLibrary(_pfvars, path);
 	}
 
 	~this() {
@@ -48,20 +42,13 @@ protected:
 		}
 
 		// acquire the signature (or null)
-		void* signature = SystemLoadLibraryProc(_pfvars, new String(proc));
+		void* signature = SystemLoadLibraryProc(_pfvars, proc);
 
 		// set in hash
 		_funcs[proc] = signature;
 		return signature;
 	}
 
-	// Description: This function can only be called within an instance of the class. It will give the function pointer to the procedure specified by proc and null when the procedure cannot be found.
-	// proc: The name of the procedure to call upon.
-	// Returns: Will return null if the procedure cannot be found, otherwise it will return the address to this function.
-	final void* getProc(String proc) {
-		return getProc(proc.toString());
-	}
-
 	final void*[string] _funcs;
 
 	LibraryPlatformVars _pfvars;

core/list.d

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 module core.list;
 
 import core.definitions;
+import core.string;
 import core.util;
-import core.tostring;
 import core.exception;
 
 // Description: This template resolves to true when the type T is

core/locales/en_us.d

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import core.locale;
 
 import core.time;
 import core.date;
-import core.tostring;
 import core.definitions;
+import core.string;
 
 class LocaleEnglish_US : LocaleInterface {
 	string formatTime(Time time) {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class LocaleEnglish_US : LocaleInterface {
 			}
 		}
 		ret ~= ".";
-		ret ~= ftoa(value, 10, false);
+		ret ~= toStr(value);
 
 		// round last digit
 		bool roundUp = (ret[$-1] >= '5');

core/locales/fr_fr.d

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import core.locale;
 
 import core.time;
 import core.date;
-import core.tostring;
+import core.string;
 import core.definitions;
 
 class LocaleFrench_FR : LocaleInterface {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class LocaleFrench_FR : LocaleInterface {
 			}
 		}
 		ret ~= ",";
-		ret ~= ftoa(value, 10, false);
+		ret ~= toStr(value);
 
 		// round last digit
 		bool roundUp = (ret[$-1] >= '5');