Replicating Python functions in C++ -

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i've switched c oop languages - c++ , python 3.4

i noticed there quite-a-lot things python c++ can't beat 1 of them being ease of calling functions.

so i've decided somehow implement python-way of making function calls in c++, using stl.

i started off 'string' class.

in python, can this:

str="hello world   " str.strip().split() 

and first, strip-off trailing whitespaces @ end of string , split string in 2 halves @ at whitespace

now that's neat , i'd love able call functions way, ie, object.func1().func2().func3() , on

as have absolutely no idea stl class 'string', started off own made class 'mystring'

class mystring {     string str; public:     //constructor     mystring(string str)     {   setter(str);    }      //setter function     mystring& setter( string str )     {   this->str=str;         return *this;     }      //getter_str function     string getter_str()     {   return str;     }      unsigned int getter_size()     {   return str.size();     }      //modifier function(s)     mystring& split(char x='\0')     {   string temp="";         for(int i=0; i<str.size(); i++)         {   if(this->str[i-1] == x)                 break;             temp += str[i];         }         this->str=temp;         return *this;     }      mystring& strip()     {         for(int i=this->str.size() - 1; i>=0; i--)         {   if(this->str[i] == ' ')                 this->str.erase(i);             else if(isalnum(this->str[i]))                 break;         }         return *this;     } }; 

to test class , member functions, used following main()

int main() {   //take user-defined string-type input     string input;     cout<<"enter string: ";     getline(cin,input);      // create object of class 'mystring'     // , initialise input given user     mystring obj(input);      //take character @ string must split     cout<<"\nenter character split string at: ";     char x;     cin>>x;      //display original input     cout<<"\n\nthe user entered: "<<obj.getter_str();     cout<<"\nsize = "<<obj.getter_size();      obj.strip().split(x);//  <--- python style function call     cout<<"\n\nafter strip , split: "<<obj.getter_str();     cout<<"\nsize = "<<obj.getter_size();      return 0; } 

and works

so, here's question:

how can create , use same split , strip functions c++ stl string class? possible use our own created methods stl?

every suggestion welcome.

you can extend class std::string , use extended class. class have functionality of stl string plus additional methods.

class mystring: public std::string {    ... };