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+// -*- C++ -*-
+
+//=============================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file    PG_Properties_Encoder.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  This file declares a class to help manage PortableGroup::Properties
+ *
+ *  @author Dale Wilson <wilson_d@ociweb.com>
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+#ifndef TAO_PG_PROPERTIES_ENCODER_H
+#define TAO_PG_PROPERTIES_ENCODER_H
+
+#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
+#include <ace/config-all.h>
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+#pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+#include "orbsvcs/PortableGroupS.h"
+#include "orbsvcs/CosNamingC.h"
+#include "orbsvcs/PortableGroup/portablegroup_export.h"
+
+#include "ace/Vector_T.h"
+#include "ace/SString.h"
+
+TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+namespace TAO_PG
+{
+  /**
+   * A helper to assemble a set of properties into a PortableGroup::Properties structure.
+   *
+   * To use a Properties_Encoder:
+   *  Create it.
+   *  Add properties to it using the add method.
+   *  Allocate a new PortableGroup::Properties.
+   *  Use the encode method to transfer the properties into the
+   *  PortableGroup::Properties.
+   */
+  class TAO_PortableGroup_Export Properties_Encoder
+  {
+    // Originally NamedValue was an ACE_Pair, but ACE_Pair allows operator ==
+    // (delegating to the member's operators ==.)  Since CORBA::Any does
+    // not support operator ==, this confused gcc version 2.9-gnupro-98r2
+    // on LynxOS pfadev04 3.0.1 110298-G PowerPC
+    struct NamedValue
+    {
+    public:
+      ACE_CString name_;
+      PortableGroup::Value value_;
+      NamedValue ();
+      NamedValue (const ACE_CString & name, const PortableGroup::Value & value);
+      NamedValue (const NamedValue & rhs);
+      NamedValue & operator = (const NamedValue & rhs);
+      /// Meaningless method to keep ACE_Vector happy
+      bool operator == (const NamedValue &rhs) const;
+      /// Meaningless method to keep ACE_Vector happy
+      bool operator != (const NamedValue &rhs) const;
+    };
+    typedef ACE_Vector< NamedValue, 10 > NamedValueVec;
+
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Construct an empty set of properties.
+     */
+    Properties_Encoder ();
+
+    /// standard destructor
+    ~Properties_Encoder ();
+
+    /**
+     * add a name/value property to the Properties_Encoder.
+     */
+    void add (const char * name, const PortableGroup::Value & value);
+
+    /**
+     * Encode all properties in this Properties_Encoder into a PortableGroup::Properties.
+     *
+     */
+    void encode (PortableGroup::Properties * property_set) const;
+
+  private:
+    Properties_Encoder (const Properties_Encoder & rhs);
+    Properties_Encoder & operator = (const Properties_Encoder & rhs);
+  private:
+    NamedValueVec values_;
+  };
+
+} //namespace TAO_PG
+
+TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#if defined (__ACE_INLINE__)
+#include "orbsvcs/PortableGroup/PG_Properties_Encoder.inl"
+#endif /* __ACE_INLINE__ */
+#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
+#endif // TAO_PG_PROPERTIES_ENCODER_H