Screen.h

#ifndef SCREEN_H
#define SCREEN_H

#include <string>
#include <cstddef>

class Screen {
public:
	typedef std::string::size_type pos;
	Screen() = default;
	Screen(pos ht, pos wd) : height(ht), width(wd), contents(ht * wd, ' ') {}
	Screen(pos ht, pos wd, char c) : height(ht), width(wd), contents(ht * wd, c) {}

	char get() const { return contents[cursor]; }
	inline char get(pos ht, pos wd) const;
	Screen move(pos r, pos c);
	void some_member() const;
	
	Screen set(char);
	Screen set(pos, pos, char);
	Screen display(std::ostream &os)
		{ do_display(os); return *this; }
	const Screen display(std::ostream &os) const 
		{ do_display(os); return *this; }

private:
	void do_display(std::ostream &os) const { os << contents; }

	pos cursor = 0;
	pos height = 0, width = 0;
	std::string contents;

	mutable std::size_t access_ctr;
};

inline Screen Screen::move(pos r, pos c) {
	pos row = r * width;
	cursor = row + c;
	return *this;
}

char Screen::get(pos r, pos c) const {
	pos row = r * width;
	return contents[row + c];
}

void Screen::some_member() const {
	++access_ctr;
}

inline Screen Screen::set(char c) {
	contents[cursor] = c;
	return *this;
}

inline Screen Screen::set(pos r, pos col, char ch) {
	contents[r * width + col] = ch;
	return *this;
}

#endif