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/* 
 * etch_structval.h -- defines the etch_structvalue object.
 * etch_structvalue is a typed map of key/value pairs, where type is an etch_type,
 * a key is an etch_field, and value is an etch object. all values are the same 
 * class, corresponding to the struct type.
 */

#ifndef ETCHSTRUCTVAL_H
#define ETCHSTRUCTVAL_H

#include "etch_msgutl.h"
#include "etch_tagdata_inp.h"
#include "etch_tagdata_out.h"
#include "etch_hash.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * etch_structvalue
 */
typedef struct etch_structvalue
{
    etch_object object;

    etch_hashtable* items;       /* owned */
    etch_type*      struct_type; /* not owned */

} etch_structvalue;


etch_structvalue* new_structvalue(etch_type*, const int initialsize);
int structvalue_put     (etch_structvalue*, etch_field* key, etch_object* value);
int structvalue_is_type (etch_structvalue*, etch_type*);
etch_object* structvalue_get(etch_structvalue*, etch_field* key);
etch_object* structvalue_remove(etch_structvalue*, etch_field* key); 
etch_hashtable* new_structvalue_hashtable();
int structvalue_count(etch_structvalue*);
int destroy_structvalue(void* data);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* #ifndef ETCHSTRUCTVAL_H */