#ifndef ZIPCODE_H
#define ZIPCODE_H
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>  //for the strncpy function
using namespace std;

template <int N>
class zipcode;

template <int N>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& ost, const zipcode<N>& z);

template <int N>      //Instead of <typename T>.  N should be 5 or 9.
class zipcode {
	char a[N+1];  //the numeric digits of the zipcode, plus terminating '\0'
public:
	zipcode(const char *p) {
		strncpy(a, p, N);   //Copy N characters.
		a[N] = '\0';
	}

	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& ost, const zipcode<N>& z) {
		return ost << z.a;
	}
};

#endif