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<chapterinfo>
	<copyright>
		<year>2001-2005</year>
		<holder>Eric Bezault</holder>
	</copyright>
	<author>
		<firstname>Eric</firstname><surname>Bezault</surname>
	</author>
	<email>ericb@gobosoft.com</email>
	<date>7 November 2005</date>
</chapterinfo>

<title>Gobo Eiffel String Library</title>

<para>
The <libraryname>Gobo Eiffel String Library</libraryname> gives Eiffel 
programmers access to string functionalities.
</para>

<para>
This document is structured as follows:

<blockquote>
<variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
		<term>
			<link linkend="formatter/index">String Formatter</link>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>
			Formatting functionalities of the Standard C library 
			<libraryname>sprintf</libraryname>.
		</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term>
			<link linkend="unicode/index">Unicode</link>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>
			Unicode String Library
		</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term>
			Date and time formatting
		</term>
		<listitem><para>
			For date and time formatting see class <classname>ST_DATE_TIME_ROUTINES</classname>.
		</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term>
			<ulink url="http://www.gobosoft.com/eiffel/gobo/download.html">Downloading
			Instructions</ulink>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>
			License agreement and downloading instructions.
		</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</blockquote>

</para>

</chapter>
