/* Problem 37 */
	    #include <iostream>
	    using namespace std;
	    #include <string.h>

	    class test {
		char s[21];
	      public:
		test() { strcpy(s, "ate");
			 show(cout); }
		test(char c) { s[0] = c; 
			       s[1] = '\0'; 
			       show(cout); }
		test(char str[] ) { strcpy(s, str);
				    show(cout); }
		~test() { cout << '~'; show(cout); }
		void show(ostream &os) const { os << s << '\n'; }
		test &operator*(test x) {
		    int i = 0;
		    while (s[i] != '\0')
			i++;
		    s[i] = '*';
		    i++;
		    int j = 0;
		    while ((i < 20) && (x.s[j] != '\0')) {
			s[i] = x.s[j];
			i++;
			j++;
		    }
		    s[i] = '\0';
		    return *this;
		}
	    };

	    ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, test x) {
		x.show(os);
		return os;
	    }

	    int main()
	    {
		test a('i'), b, c("ter");
		(a * c) * b;
		cout << a << b << c << "the end\n";
		return 0;
	    }