#include <string>
#include <iostream>

// This simple example of std::string usage crashes ROOT:
//
// root [0] .x test_string.C
// 
//  *** Break *** segmentation violation
// Root > Function test_string() busy flag cleared


namespace
{
   void print( const string& string )
   {
      cout << "print using a std::string: " << string << endl;
   }

   void print( const char* string )
   {
      cout << "print using a const char*: " << string << endl;
   }
}


void
test_string( const string& my_string = "Hello, world." )
{
   print( my_string         );
   print( my_string.c_str() );
}


#ifndef __CINT__
int
main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
   test_string();

   return 0;
}
#endif // __CINT__


// Local variables:
//  compile-command: "g++ `root-config --cflags` -Wall test_string.C -o test_string"
// End: