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+/* Copyright (C) 2002-2004 RealVNC Ltd.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *    
+ * This 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 software 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 software; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,
+ * USA.
+ */
+
+//
+// util.h - miscellaneous useful bits
+//
+
+#ifndef __RFB_UTIL_H__
+#define __RFB_UTIL_H__
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+namespace rfb {
+
+  // -=- Class to handle cleanup of arrays of characters
+  class CharArray {
+  public:
+    CharArray() : buf(0) {}
+    CharArray(char* str) : buf(str) {} // note: assumes ownership
+    CharArray(int len) {
+      buf = new char[len];
+    }
+    ~CharArray() {
+      delete [] buf;
+    }
+    // Get the buffer pointer & clear it (i.e. caller takes ownership)
+    char* takeBuf() {char* tmp = buf; buf = 0; return tmp;}
+    void replaceBuf(char* b) {delete [] buf; buf = b;}
+    char* buf;
+  private:
+    CharArray(const CharArray&);
+    CharArray& operator=(const CharArray&);
+  };
+
+  char* strDup(const char* s);
+  void strFree(char* s);
+
+  // Returns true if split successful.  Returns false otherwise.
+  // ALWAYS *copies* first part of string to out1 buffer.
+  // If limiter not found, leaves out2 alone (null) and just copies to out1.
+  // If out1 or out2 non-zero, calls strFree and zeroes them.
+  // If fromEnd is true, splits at end of string rather than beginning.
+  // Either out1 or out2 may be null, in which case the split will not return
+  // that part of the string.  Obviously, setting both to 0 is not useful...
+  bool strSplit(const char* src, const char limiter, char** out1, char** out2, bool fromEnd=false);
+
+  // Returns true if src contains c
+  bool strContains(const char* src, char c);
+
+  // Copies src to dest, up to specified length-1, and guarantees termination
+  void strCopy(char* dest, const char* src, int destlen);
+}
+#endif
+
+// Some platforms (e.g. Windows) include max() and min() macros in their
+// standard headers, so we define them only when not already defined.  Note
+// also that max() & min() are standard C++ template functions, so some C++
+// headers will undefine them.  We place our definitions outside the #ifndef
+// __RFB_UTIL_H__, so that you can always guarantee they will be defined if
+// this file is the last #include before you use them.
+
+#ifndef max
+#define max(a,b)            (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef min
+#define min(a,b)            (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
+
+// -=- PLATFORM SPECIFIC UTILITY FUNCTIONS/IMPLEMENTATIONS
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include "win32/util_win32.h"
+#endif
+