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+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
+//
+// This program is part of the eCos host tools.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+// under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free 
+// Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) 
+// any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for 
+// more details.
+// 
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
+// 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+//
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+#ifndef _ECOS_COLLECTIONS_H
+#define _ECOS_COLLECTIONS_H
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  //#ifdef  _AFXDLL
+    //#include "stdafx.h"
+  //#endif
+  #pragma warning (push)
+  #pragma warning(disable:4018) // signed/unsigned mismatch
+  #pragma warning(disable:4097) // typedef-name 'string' used as synonym for class-name 
+  #pragma warning(disable:4100) // unreferenced formal parameter
+  #pragma warning(disable:4146) // unary minus operator applied to unsigned type, result still unsigned
+  #pragma warning(disable:4189) // local variable is initialized but not referenced
+  #pragma warning(disable:4244) // conversion from 'unsigned int' to 'char', possible loss of data
+  #pragma warning(disable:4250) // CdlConfigurationBody' : inherits 'CdlToplevelBody::is_active' via dominance
+  #pragma warning(disable:4284) // return type for (ie; not a UDT or reference to a UDT.  Will produce errors if applied using infix notation)
+  #pragma warning(disable:4290) // C++ Exception Specification ignored
+  #pragma warning(disable:4503) // decorated name length exceeded, name was truncated
+  #pragma warning(disable:4511) // copy constructor could not be generated
+  #pragma warning(disable:4512) // assignment operator could not be generated
+  #pragma warning(disable:4663) // C++ language change: to explicitly specialize class template...
+#endif
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "eCosStd.h"
+
+class String;
+typedef std::vector<String> StringArray;
+
+typedef std::basic_string<TCHAR> string;
+
+class String : public string {
+public:
+  String() : string(),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(const String& rhs) : string(rhs),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(const String& rhs, size_type pos, size_type n) : string(rhs,pos,n),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(const TCHAR *s, size_type n) : string(s?s:_T(""),n),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(const TCHAR *s) : string(s?s:_T("")),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(size_type n, TCHAR c) : string(n,c),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  String(const_iterator first, const_iterator last) : string(first,last),m_pszBuf(0){}
+  virtual ~String() { delete [] m_pszBuf; }
+  bool operator==(const String& str) const {return 0==compare(str); }
+  bool operator==(const LPCTSTR psz) const {return 0==compare(psz); }
+  
+	operator LPCTSTR () const { return c_str(); }
+	unsigned int GetLength() const { return size(); } 
+  LPTSTR  GetBuffer (unsigned int nLength=0);
+  void Format(LPCTSTR pszFormat,...);
+  int Chop(StringArray &ar,TCHAR cSep=_TCHAR(' '),bool bObserveStrings=true) const;
+  void SetLength(unsigned int nLen) { resize(nLen); }
+  void ReleaseBuffer();
+  char * GetCString () const;
+  static String CStrToUnicodeStr(const char *psz);
+  void vFormat(LPCTSTR  pszFormat, va_list marker);
+protected:
+  TCHAR *m_pszBuf;
+  int   m_nBufferLength;
+};
+
+class Buffer {
+  unsigned int m_nSize;
+  void *pData;
+public:
+  Buffer(unsigned int nSize) : m_nSize(nSize), pData(malloc(nSize)) {}
+  ~Buffer() { free(pData); }
+  void *Data() { return pData; }
+  void Resize(int nSize) { pData=realloc(pData,nSize); m_nSize=nSize; }
+  unsigned int Size() const { return m_nSize; }
+};
+
+typedef std::vector<void *> PtrArray;
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  #pragma warning (pop)
+#endif
+
+#endif