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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####
+// Properties.h: interface for the CProperties class.
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#if !defined(AFX_PROPERTIES_H__DA938D29_135A_11D3_A50B_00A0C949ADAC__INCLUDED_)
+#define AFX_PROPERTIES_H__DA938D29_135A_11D3_A50B_00A0C949ADAC__INCLUDED_
+
+#if _MSC_VER > 1000
+#pragma once
+#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000
+
+#include "eCosStd.h"
+#include "Collections.h"
+
+class CProperties  
+{
+public:
+//  bool Remove (LPCTSTR pszName);
+  void RemoveAll ();
+  // Declare various types of property.  The functions associate names with 
+  // variables, but no values are assigned here.  That comes later when a
+  // load function (such as LoadFromRegistry) is called.
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,int &n,int nDefault=0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,unsigned int &n,unsigned int nDefault=0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,bool &b,bool bDefault=false);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,char &c,char cDefault='\0');
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,unsigned char &c,unsigned char cDefault='\0');
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,short&s,short sDefault=0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,unsigned short&s,unsigned short sDefault=0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,float&f,float fDefault=0.0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,double&f,double fDefault=0.0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,void *d,unsigned int nLength,void *pvDefault=0);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,LPTSTR s,unsigned int nLength,LPCTSTR sDefault=_T(""));
+  // String adding with caller defining get and put.  This is here to preserve the neutrality of
+  // the class - cannot assume MFC's String, for example.  Implementation of these fns might be:
+  //    static LPCTSTR CALLBACK GetFn (void *pObj) { return (LPCTSTR)*(String *)pObj; }
+  //    static void    CALLBACK PutFn (void *pObj,LPCTSTR psz) { *(String *)pObj=psz; }
+  
+  typedef void (CALLBACK putFn)(void *,LPCTSTR);
+  typedef LPCTSTR (CALLBACK getFn)(void *);
+  void Add (LPCTSTR pszName,void *pObj,getFn *pgetFn,putFn *pputFn,LPCTSTR pszDefault=_T(""));
+  
+  // Set all Added variables to their default values
+  void SetDefaults();
+  // Load (from registry ro f
+  bool Load(LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T(""));
+  bool Save(LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T(""));
+  
+  // Load from and save to a command string.
+  String MakeCommandString (LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T("-")) const; // caller must delete []
+  bool LoadFromCommandString (LPCTSTR psz,LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T("-"));
+  
+  CProperties(LPCTSTR pszFile,void *hKey=0);
+  virtual ~CProperties();
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  static bool CreateKey (LPCTSTR pszKey,HKEY hKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER);
+#endif
+protected:
+  static bool CreatePathToFile(LPCTSTR pszDir);
+  String m_strName;
+  
+  // Load from and save to a given file.  The format is name=value, one per line.
+  bool LoadFromFile(LPCTSTR pszFileName,LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T(""));
+  bool SaveToFile (LPCTSTR pszFileName,LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T("")) const;
+  // Load from and save to the registry
+  void *m_hKey;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  bool SaveToRegistry(HKEY,LPCTSTR,LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T("")) const;
+  bool LoadFromRegistry (HKEY,LPCTSTR,LPCTSTR pszPrefix=_T(""));
+#endif
+  
+  PtrArray ar; // Holds declared properties
+  class CProperty {
+  public:
+    enum Typetype {Integer, szString, GPString, Bool, Char, Short, Float, Double, Void};
+    CProperty(LPCTSTR pszName,Typetype type,void *_pData);
+    virtual ~CProperty();
+    void SetDefault();
+    friend class CProperties;
+    bool  SetValue(int n);
+    bool  SetValue(double n);
+    bool  SetValue(void *d,int nLength);
+    bool  SetValue(LPCTSTR psz);
+    const String GetStringValue() const;
+    unsigned long GetValue() const;
+    
+  protected:
+    String strName;
+    Typetype Type;
+    void *pData;
+    union {
+      int    nDefault;
+      double dDefault;
+      void* pvDefault; 
+    };
+    String strDefault; // can't be in union - has copy ctor
+    getFn *pgetFn;
+    putFn *pputFn;
+    unsigned int nLength; // for szString and Void
+  };
+  CProperty * Lookup (LPCTSTR pszName);
+};
+
+#endif // !defined(AFX_PROPERTIES_H__DA938D29_135A_11D3_A50B_00A0C949ADAC__INCLUDED_)