#ifndef MISC_STRINGOPS_H
#define MISC_STRINGOPS_H

#include <string>

namespace Misc
{

/// Returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
bool begins(const char* str1, const char* str2);

/// Returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
bool ends(const char* str1, const char* str2);

/// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
bool ibegins(const char* str1, const char* str2);

/// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
bool iends(const char* str1, const char* str2);


std::string toLower (const std::string& name);

bool stringCompareNoCase (std::string first, std::string second);

bool compare_string_ci (std::string first, std::string second);

}

#endif