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* $Id: FXStringDict.h,v 1.6 2002/01/24 14:27:36 jeroen Exp $                    *
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#ifndef FXSTRINGDICT_H
#define FXSTRINGDICT_H

#ifndef FXDICT_H
#include "FXDict.h"
#endif


/**
* String dictionary maps a character string to a character string.
* The inserted strings are copied when they're inserted.
*/
class FXAPI FXStringDict : public FXDict {
  FXDECLARE(FXStringDict)
protected:
  virtual void *createData(const void*);
  virtual void deleteData(void*);
private:
  FXStringDict(const FXStringDict&);
  FXStringDict &operator=(const FXStringDict&);
public:

  /// Construct a string dictionary
  FXStringDict();

  /// Insert a new string indexed by key, with given mark flag
  const FXchar* insert(const FXchar* ky,const FXchar* str,FXbool mrk=FALSE){ return (const FXchar*)FXDict::insert(ky,str,mrk); }

  /// Replace or insert a new string indexed by key, unless given mark is lower that the existing mark
  const FXchar* replace(const FXchar* ky,const FXchar* str,FXbool mrk=FALSE){ return (const FXchar*)FXDict::replace(ky,str,mrk); }

  /// Remove entry indexed by key
  const FXchar* remove(const FXchar* ky){ return (const FXchar*)FXDict::remove(ky); }

  /// Return the entry indexed by key, or return NULL if the key does not exist
  const FXchar* find(const FXchar* ky) const { return (const FXchar*)FXDict::find(ky); }

  /// Return the string at position pos
  const FXchar* data(FXuint pos) const { return (const FXchar*)dict[pos].data; }

  /// Destructor
  virtual ~FXStringDict();
  };


#endif
