replace std::string references with String

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/string.hh b/src/string.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38a8aaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string.hh
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+#ifndef string_hh_INCLUDED
+#define string_hh_INCLUDED
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+typedef char Character;
+typedef std::string String;
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // string_hh_INCLUDED
+