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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2000,2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
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+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
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+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Zeyd M. Ben-Halim <zmbenhal@netcom.com> 1995                    *
+ *     and: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>                         *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* p_win.c
+ * Return a panels window.
+ */
+#include "panel.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: p_win.c,v 1.5 2005/02/19 16:44:16 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(WINDOW *)
+panel_window(const PANEL * pan)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("panel_window(%p)"), pan));
+  returnWin(pan ? pan->win : (WINDOW *)0);
+}