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+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 2003 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave 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, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave 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 Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_fcn_handle_h)
+#define octave_fcn_handle_h 1
+
+#if defined (__GNUG__) && defined (USE_PRAGMA_INTERFACE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#pragma interface
+#endif
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "oct-alloc.h"
+
+#include "ov-base.h"
+#include "ov-fcn.h"
+#include "symtab.h"
+
+// Function handles.
+
+class
+octave_fcn_handle : public octave_base_value
+{
+public:
+
+  octave_fcn_handle (octave_function *f = 0,
+		     const std::string& n = std::string ())
+    : fcn (f), nm (n) { }
+
+  octave_fcn_handle (const octave_fcn_handle& fh)
+    : fcn (fh.fcn), nm (fh.nm) { }
+
+  octave_fcn_handle& operator = (const octave_fcn_handle& fh)
+    {
+      if (this != &fh)
+	{
+	  fcn = fh.fcn;
+	  nm  = fh.nm;
+	}
+
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+  ~octave_fcn_handle (void) { }
+
+  bool is_defined (void) const { return fcn; }
+
+  octave_function *function_value (bool) { return fcn; }
+
+  octave_fcn_handle fcn_handle_value (bool) { return *this; }
+
+  bool print_as_scalar (void) const { return true; }
+
+  void print (std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax = false) const;
+
+  void print_raw (std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax = false) const;
+
+  std::string name (void) const { return nm; }
+
+private:
+
+  // The function we are handling.
+  octave_function *fcn;
+
+  // The name of the handle.
+  std::string nm;
+
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+};
+
+extern octave_value make_fcn_handle (const std::string& nm);
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/