Infix "?="  := compare : string_scope.Infix "<?"  := ltb     : string_scope.Infix "<=?" := leb     : string_scope.Fixpoint append (s1 s2 : string) : string :=
  match s1 with
  | EmptyString => s2
  | String c s1' => String c (s1' ++ s2)
  end
where "s1 ++ s2" := (append s1 s2) : string_scope.Fixpoint append (s1 s2 : string) : string :=
  match s1 with
  | EmptyString => s2
  | String c s1' => String c (s1' ++ s2)
  end
where "s1 ++ s2" := (append s1 s2) : string_scope.(******************************)
(** Length                    *)
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Fixpoint length (s : string) : nat :=
  match s with
  | EmptyString => 0
  | String c s' => S (length s')
  end.(******************************)
(** Nth character of a string *)
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Fixpoint get (n : nat) (s : string) {struct s} : option ascii :=
  match s with
  | EmptyString => None
  | String c s' => match n with
                   | O => Some c
                   | S n' => get n' s'
                   end
  end.

Theorem append_correct1 : forall (s1 s2 : string) (n : nat), n < length s1 -> get n s1 = get n (s1 ++ s2).